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This image shows Private A E Lane (marked with a blue cross) with some of his comrades. Lane served with the 2/4th Dorsets before transferring to the Somerset Light Infantry.

This photo is of the Old Cook House for the Dorset Regiment Depot. It was built along Bridport Road and was demolished when the MOD sold off the Barracks to make way for Barrack Road.

It was great to see so many of you at Capel Military Show last week! Thank you to all of you who stopped and said hello! One of our favourite finds was a 4 inch quick firing naval gun from HMS Devonshire!

Private Sanders served with the 1st Battlion Dorsetshire Regiment in WW1. Read his story in our most recent blog post available on our website and via the link below. keepmilitarymuseum.org/blog/

By the 17th of July 1943, the invasion of Sicily was well underway. Find out more about the Devons, Hampshires and Dorsets and what they did in the invasion with our book 'Roy's Boys' Only £12 and available on our website and via the link below. keepmilitarymuseum.org/product/roys-b…

This image shows the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment on Annual Camp at West Lulworth in 1907. This would be the last annual camp for the Volunteer Battalion as it would be replaced by the Army Reserve a year later in 1908.

Slouch Hat worn by Trooper Woolfrey. This hat dates from the Boer War when Woolfrey was serving as part of the 26th Dorset Company, Imperial Yeomanry. There's an Imperial Yeomanry red and blue cockade on the left side bearing a brass title 'QO DORSET IY' and grey ostrich feather

Just one month to go until our talk on the Dorset Regiment and the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry at Gallipoli! Tickets are available on our website and via the link below, keepmilitarymuseum.org/product/dorset…

The Keep Military Museum in Dorchester awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to build resilience and engage with audiences during museum closure. Read the full story on our website via the link below; keepmilitarymuseum.org/the-keep-milit…

On this day in 1914, the 4th Battalion packed up camp and left for Devonport. Read the full story of their mobilisation in our most recent blog article. keepmilitarymuseum.org/dorset-territo… This image shows the 4th Battalion Dorsets at Sling Plantation, Bulford. DORMM:1961/1448/2

They may no longer be with us, but their stories live on in books and diaries. Mud, Bloody and Bayonet is their story, in their words available now on our website - keepmilitarymuseum.org/product/mud-bl…

This image shows the 1st/4th Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment in Ambala, India, January 1916. The Dorsets are identifiable by the patches on the side of their helmets. DORMM:1961/1430/1

This months meeting of the Wessex Military History Group hosts a talk on the Battle of Jutland, 'Jutland Magic - the Mightiest Sea Battle.' Please contact James Porter at [email protected] for details.

Today marks VJ Day! The Deons and The Dorsets were both present in the Far East at the end of the war, with the Dorsets going on to be part of the British Occupation force in Japan after the war was over.

The Second World War came to an end in August 1945, but the Home Guard would not be disbanded until December of that year. This image shows the 25th Battalion Devon Home Guard. It is believed that they are on exercise.

This image shows the Keep's roof before the 1994 refurbishment. The Roof had not yet received its decking and viewing platform, and the background shows the county hospital and construction on the former barracks. DORMM:2007/979/15

This image shows the Permanent Staff of the Depot Devon and Wessex Brigade, Topsham Barracks, Exeter, August 1945. DORMM:2007/1000/1

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel our talk on the 29th of August. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

The No. 15 ball grenade, dubbed the Cricket Ball Grenade by the ANZACs was only produced for a few months in 1915. After the defeat at the Battle of Loos in 1915, they were discontinued due to issues with their fuses.