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The Coltman Trench, a First World War replica trench at the museum. A major exhibit is an outdoor replica of a First World War British Army defensive trench system. It is named after Lance Corporal William Harold Coltman, who was awarded a Victoria Cross whilst serving with the North Staffordshire Regiment as a stretcher-bearer.
In the Second World War they were stationed in Iceland and as they were snowed in under 20 feet (6.1 m) of snow for most of the campaign, their commanding officer called the men 'his Polar Bears' and the polar bear on a block of ice was soon adopted as their mascot and shoulder flash. Made from yellow hardwood, the bear is 9 ft long (2.7 m) and ...
HMAS Tamworth (J181/B250/A124), named for the city of Tamworth, New South Wales, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). [1]
Tamworth (/ ˈ t æ m w ər θ /, / ˈ t æ m ə θ /) is a market town and borough in Staffordshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) north-east of Birmingham.The town borders North Warwickshire to the east and south, Lichfield to the north, south-west and west.
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The first town hall was a medieval structure in Market Street which had vaults under the Butter Market. [2] In the late 17th century the local member of parliament, Thomas Guy, who had already funded some local alms-houses decided to finance a new town hall for the town on the same site.
The Moat House is a Grade II* building in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, in what were once the grounds of Tamworth Castle. [1] The summer house , in the rear beer garden, is a Grade II listed building.
Bolehall is a village in Staffordshire, England, part of the Tamworth Conurbation. The village sits on the south bank of the River Anker. The parish of Bolehall and Glascote, was historically part of Warwickshire.