Royal Signals Museum

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The Royal Signals Museum is a military museum based at Blandford Camp in the civil parish of Tarrant Monkton, northwest of the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset, England. The museum traces the history of the British Army's battlefield communications experts from the introduction of the telegraph in the Crimean War to the secretive story of cryptography and cyber warfare.

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independent museumregimental museummilitary museum


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  • Battle of Wilton
    1143 battle of the civil war in England
  • Siege of Wardour Castle
    1643 engagement of the First English Civil War
  • Siege of Wardour
    1643 siege
  • Wincanton Skirmish
    1688 military engagement
  • Heavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hill
    anti-aircraft battery in Arne, Dorset, England, UK
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford House
    architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK
  • Light Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford House
    architectural structure in Wareham St. Martin, Purbeck, England, UK
  • Chilmark Quarries
    stone quarry in Wiltshire, England
  • Christchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area Control
    civil defence centre in Hampshire, UK
  • Fort Henry
    bunker in Studland, Dorset, UK
  • Christchurch Castle
    castle, now ruinous, in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Old Wardour Castle
    Grade I listed castle in Wardour, Wiltshire, England, UK  
  • Sherborne Old Castle
    Grade I listed castle in Castleton, Dorset, England, UK  
  • Corfe Castle
    fortification in Dorset, England, UK  
  • Brownsea Castle
    grade II listed Device Fort in Purbeck, United Kingdom
  • The Keep Military Museum
    military museum in Dorchester, West Dorset, England, UK
  • The Tank Museum
    military museum in Bovington, United Kingdom  
  • Royal Signals Museum
    regimental museum in Tarrant Monkton, Dorset, United Kingdom  
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C. R. Pyer Royal Signals war grave Southgate CemeteryC. R. Pyer Royal Signals war grave Southgate Cemetery
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    eventarmed conflict1643Siege of Wardour CastlesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1643Siege of WardoursiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1688Wincanton SkirmishbattleWikidata
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    siteartillery batteryHeavy Anti-aircraft battery on Arne Hillartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 210m west of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLight Anti-aircraft battery on Holton Heath, 650m south east of Sandford Houseanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerChilmark Quarriesstone quarry, protected area, bunkerWikidata
    sitebunkerChristchurch Hampshire County Council and County Borough of Bournemouth Area ControlHampshire County Council, civil defense center, Bournemouth Borough CouncilWikidata
    sitebunkerFort HenrybunkerWikidata
    sitecastleChristchurch CastleEnglish Heritage, castleWikidata
    sitecastleOld Wardour Castlelocal authority museum, archaeological site, English Heritage, castleWikidata
    sitecastleSherborne Old CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastle1100Corfe Castlecastle ruin, archaeological site, National TrustWikidata
    sitecastle1545Brownsea CastleJohn Lewis Partnership, fort, castleWikidata
    sitemuseum1877The Keep Military Museumindependent museum, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1947The Tank Museummilitary museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1967Royal Signals Museumindependent museum, regimental museum, military museumWikidata
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    commonsimageC. R. Pyer Royal Signals war grave Southgate Cemetery Commons