The Lion & the Dragon

16/06/2026

Our next edition will have a volunteer theme.

30/05/2026

25/04/2026

Great email from Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale,"Thank you very much for the latest edition of Cumbria’s Museum for Military Life magazine.

I am grateful for the Museum’s efforts to ensure that all who visit it are reminded of the work local soldiers are doing and have done in the past to defend our country." Cumbria's Museum of Military Life

16/04/2026

The latest edition of Cumbria's Museum of Military Life's magazine is now out. Lead story is the part The Border Regiment played on Gold Beach on 'D' Day. Features are the creation of the 55th Foot in 1756. They would become 2nd Battalion the Border Regimnt in 1881. Then there are thoughts on long-serving Regiments, an 18th Century Army Brat; an introduction to
British drones; and ‘Charlie the Bastard’, the Boys anti-tank rifle. Plus news and memories from the Regimental Family.

01/04/2026

🚨 New business announcement, number 7! MyDefence has chosen to set up their offices in Swindon 🚨

As global leaders in soldier-borne Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS), MyDefence are driving innovation with a soldier-first ethos, protecting infantry on the ground from drone attacks. As a former Rifleman it's so important that we protect soldiers and I'm really pleased to welcome MyDefence to the Swindon Drone Hub.

31/03/2026

The Lion & the Dragon has a new author. Will Stone MP, former Rifles PE instructor and Jujutsu champion has written a short introduction to drone warfare.

30/03/2026

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27/03/2026

Light relief from the 6th Battalion's news summary in July 1944.

24/03/2026

A reminder of how important Cumbria's Museum of Military Life is to those of us with connections to the Border Regiment and KORB Regiment.

17/03/2026

The strange world of regimental affiliations - the latest in Cumbria's Museum of Military Life's blog.ihttps://petercastra.wixsite.com/cumbrian-military/post/army-reform-the-west-suffolk-mancunians

Until Cardwell’s ‘Regulation of the Forces Act 1871’, regiments, when stationed in Britain were nomadic; their depots moving on from town to town every few months or so. Both the 34th and 55th Foot spent time in Carlisle, but so did other regiments. “A company of the 17th regt. of foot, marc...