South Wales Borderers Museum

South Wales Borderers Museum

South Wales Borderers Museum
The Barracks
Brecon
Powys
Mid Wales
LD3 7EB

Tel: 01874 613 310
Fax: 01874 613 275
E-Mail: swb@rrw.org.uk

Web: South Wales Borderers Museum

About South Wales Borderers Museum

The South Wales Borderers Museum has a collection of artefacts obtained from worldwide sources that reflect the history and character of a regiment that has existed for over 300 years.
We are reputed to have the finest collection of weapons to be found in any regimental museum throughout the country. Our gun collection traces the evolution of solders weapons from the 18th Century to the present day.
The Medal Room contains nearly 3,000 medals. The Victoria Cross case in the main room contains sixteen replica Victoria Crosses. They represent the real ones, which the regiment owns but does not display because they are so valuable.
The main attraction in the museum is the Zulu War Room. The exploits of the 24th Regiment during the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War are legendary. Queen Victoria referred to the soldiers as 'The Noble 24th'. Donald Morris, in his book 'The Washing of the Spears', focused on the Zulu War of 1879, and Sir Stanley Baker developed further interest with his film 'Zulu' in 1964. The film recreated the events surrounding the heroic defence of Rorke's Drift by B Company, 2/24th in the Zulu war of 1879. The Zulu War Room tells this compelling story, and contains a fascinating display of artefacts.
The museum has extensive archive material, particularly relating to the 1879 Zulu war, much of which has never been published. Access to the archives is available to the serious researcher by appointment. Alternatively, email us and we will try to answer your query as long as it is pertinent to the Regiment.