About the charity

Last year the 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment distinguished itself during its operational tour in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. However, the success of the tour came at high cost and nine men were killed and 58 were wounded in action. Now the Regiment is to build a Memorial at the Imperial War Museum's site at Duxford, co-locating it with the Regimental Museum, to commemorate all 69 of the its soldiers who have died on duty since it was raised as the Army’s first Large Regiment. The Regimental Memorial is to cost some £150,000. In parallel with this the Museum has to improve and update its displays in order to accommodate the weapons and artifacts brought back from Afghanistan and from future operational tours. The total cost of the Museum enhancements is £210,000, making a combined target of £360,000. Your donation will count. Thank you.