Army Museum receives Arts Council Full Accreditation Status The Royal Army Chaplains’ museum is the proud recipient of Full Accreditation Status by the Arts Council England. The Accreditation Scheme, which is the UK industry standard for museums and galleries, sets standards on how museums and galleries are managed, how they care for their collections and …

Armed Forces personnel from forty nations gather in Lourdes Over the late May Bank Holiday weekend, 350 members of our Armed Forces Community travelled to Lourdes, in the French Pyrenees, for the 64th International Military Pilgrimage. In 1858 Bernadette Soubirous, a young girl living in poverty, experienced visions of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, by …

Monte Cassino 80th Anniversary – a chaplain’s perspective  Having rehearsed the day for several hours before under dark clouds and steady rain, it was a relief that on the day of the Service of Remembrance itself the weather was kinder. With the invaluable support of Revd Ben Archibald CF, I helped craft the Order of Service …

Guards’ Chapel Bombing Remembered 80 Years On  On Sunday 16th June 2024 a Choral Matins service marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the Royal Military Chapel in London was held.  On 18th June 1944, 124 people were killed and over 100 injured when a V1 flying bomb largely destroyed the chapel during a Sunday Service.  …

In the Royal Army Chaplains’ Museum, is the chalice of D-Day padre, Father John Corbett. Fr Corbett was one of over fifty Catholic priests from the Salford Diocese who served as chaplains during the Second World War. Born on 6 June 1911 in the United States of America to English parents, John was soon to …