The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum

at 701 Oxford Street East, London , N5Y 4T7 Canada

1. History Museum
2. Local Business

Description

The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum is a military museum located at Wolseley Barracks (the former CFB London) in London, Ontario, Canada, the historic home of The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR).HistoryAlthough original architectural drawings of Wolseley Hall drafted in 1886 show space allocated to a museum, the museum in its current form was officially opened in 1983 during the royal visit of H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It is dedicated to the exploits of The Royal Canadian Regiment. Artifacts displayed in the museum cover the regiment's activities from the Yukon Gold Rush to their current work in Afghanistan.The museum preserves Regimental history and serves as a training medium to teach Regimental history through the collection of documents, pictures, books, military artifacts, etc. It provides research facilities for the study of Canadian military history dating from 1833 in so far as it affects The Royal Canadian Regiment. The museum displays and illustrates in an appropriate manner the dress, weapons, and customs of the Regiment’s military heritage including the history of The London and Oxford Fusiliers (The Canadian Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), and The Oxford Rifles – of Woodstock, Ontario). The museum serves as a place of military interest for the public and Canadian Forces personnel.CollectionCollecting regimental artifacts is an activity that goes back to the beginnings of The RCR. To fulfill its mandate, the museum continues to pro-actively collect historically significant objects and archives that are connected to The RCR history. A large variety of artifacts forms our collection today: regimental memorials, silverware, uniforms, medals, original art, weapons, military equipment, archives, musical instruments, etc.

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Summary

The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum is London based place and this enity listed in History Museum category. Located at 701 Oxford Street East ON N5Y 4T7. Contact phone number of The Royal Canadian Regiment Museum: 519.660.5275 ext 5015