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Last month, Holy Sepulchre London led the annual #Mozzagrogna remembrance service for servicemen of the Royal Fusiliers and the Royal Gurkha Rifles. This service is a special one in the Fusilier calendar, and was marked this year by upgrades to the memorial stone outside the chapel.

#mothersday Among the many letters home in our archives from fusiliers to their mothers and vice versa, one item in our collection stands out that was mentioned in one such letter. Colonel Shipley served with the #royalfusiliers in the Crimean War and was wounded at the Battle of

#ItalianCampaign The #RoyalFusiliers spent most of February 1945 in the Emilia Romagna region between Granorolo and Forli, relieving the 1st London Scottish and assisting the 1st London Irish Rifles in defending their bank of the River Reno and observing the enemy. Most contact

#italiancampaign 9th Battalion #royalfusiliers took over from 2/8th Gurkhas along the bank of the River Senio on 3rd March 1945. The battalion were in position for 9 days, carrying out patrols and having light contact with the German forces on the opposite bank of the river. The

#ItalianCampaign The first operation of the Allied Spring Offensive began on the morning of 1st April 1945. The overall objective to push the German Army back to and across the River Po started with Operation Roast, undertaken by 2nd Commando Brigade. The brigade consisted of Nos

Happy chocolate weekend! Fusilier Frank York, writing from the front in 1916, asks his parents "Can you send me some plain chocolate. I think I like it better than milk." Are you a milk chocolate or a dark chocolate person? 🐰 🍫 #Fusiliers #Easter

Happy #nationalteaday! No matter who, when or where, everything stops for tea! Churchill once called tea "more important than ammunition" and just after the outbreak of the Second World War, the British Government moved the entire country's tea reserves outside of London to

Happy #StGeorgesDay! 23rd April also marks the 57th birthday of the #royalregimentoffusiliers. The Fusiliers First Fusiliers @5_Fusiliers Fusiliers Assoc

To mark #londonhatweek and #worldhatwalk on 27th April, a picture of a young #royalfusilier in dress uniform from 1922 complete with bearskin from our archive. The bearskin is a tall fur cap derived from mitre caps worn by grenadier regiments in the 17th and 18th centuries. They

The 4th and 5th of April 1945 saw the #royalfusiliers prepare to cross the River Reno in the build up to the start of Operation Grapeshot, the long awaited Spring Offensive and final Allied attack of the #ItalianCampaign. The following few days would see the four companies of the

VE Day at the Tower. How did you celebrate?

The dust is settling from all the activity of VE80 week, including the opening of #poppies at the Tower, presenting at the #PeaceinEurope conference and front row seats to the Royal visit from the windows of RHQ! Now we're taking a minute to reflect on the 80th anniversary of

#OnThisDay The Battle of Albuhera in The Peninsula War is possibly the most venerated in the #royalfusiliers long list of battle honours. The anniversary of the battle on 16th May 1811 is commemorated by the regiment as Albuhera Day every year on that date. The Fusiliers, as

What better way to mark #internationalmuseumsday 2025 on the 18th May than by a visit to @fusiliermuseumlondon! Located within The Tower of London, the museum tells the story of the #royalfusiliers from their formation in 1685 to the present day as part of the

Nice to be visited at The Fusiliers at The Tower of London by members of our regiment with their families. It's even better when they spot a picture of themselves on display at the The Fusilier Museum museum. Once a Fusilier Always a Fusilier #OAFAAF

On #nationalbiscuitday on 29th May, be thankful that you probably won't have to eat one of these! An example of a hardtack biscuit from the First World War, it was written on by whoever was lucky enough to save it from their ration pack. Instructions inscribed on it direct the

#Londonhistoryday is held on 31st May after the day in 1859 that the clocktower housing Big Ben started keeping time! It is an annual celebration of London's history and heritage. The #RoyalFusilers history as a London based regiment is usually traced back to its formation in

June 1685 saw the formation of the #RoyalFusiliers by by George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth, from two companies of the Tower of London guard. The regiment served as a line regiment of the British Army 🇬🇧 continuously for 283 years. In 1968 the Royal Fusiliers, along with the three