Fusilier Museum
The Fusilier Museum is a museum in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Its collection includes the uniforms, medal and artefacts of the Lancashire Fusiliers.History
The museum was officially opened by the Duke of Kent on 25 September 2009. The museum houses the collection of the Lancashire Fusiliers, commemorating over three hundred years of the regiment's history. The museum occupies a building which used to be Bury's School of Arts and Crafts. Beside it is Gallipoli Garden and the Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial.
The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was created in 1968 after the amalgamation of four Regiments. Thus the museum is part of a family of other Fusilier museums: the Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland in Alnwick Castle, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum in Warwick and the Fusiliers Museum at the Tower of London.The museum holds the Victoria Crosses awarded to the following members of the regiment:
- Sergeant Harold John Colley, 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- Lance Sergeant William Kenealy, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- Private John Lynn, 2nd Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- Second Lieutenant John Schofield, 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- Sergeant Frank Edward Stubbs, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
Gallery
