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Gallipoli - what was the Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign was an attempt by British, Commonwealth and French forces to end the stalemate that characterised trench warfare on the Western Front by the beginning of 1915.
George Cross (GC)
The George Cross was instituted by Royal Warrant on the 24 September 1940.
German Prisoners of War in the North West of England, Second World War
A list of the camps holding German POWs in the North-west during the Second World War.
Gulf War 1991, casualty statistics
Casualty statistics for the first gulf war.
Gulf War 1991, John Keane's artistic record
During the summer of 1990 John Keane was commissioned as the Museum's 'official recorder' in the Gulf.
Gun that shoots around corners
On display in our Second World War gallery, this rifle is the subject of frequent enquiries.
Fact Highlight
Tin of dried eggs, Second World War
Rationing in Britain during the Second World War