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Recently (July 2026), I’ve been restructuring the entire site. This includes cleaning up pages, moving or consolidating some sections, and fixing several missing links. The main work, however, has focused on replacing the hideous menu system we previously had.
The menu is now flat. The menu bar and its content — as seen on this main page — remain the same across all pages. Clicking a menu item takes you to that section’s index page. From there, you can navigate to the individual pages within that section. Within each page, you can move to the previous page, the next page, or back to the section index.
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Latest Articles and Events
Heritage Open Days
Fascinating stories from the rich and varied history of Aldershot and Farnborough will be revealed during a series of free events in September for the annual Heritage Open Days festival.
Reg Davis
It was with great sadness that we heard that Reg Davis had died in July 2026 at the age of 87. Reg was one of the earliest members of the Friends of the Aldershot Military Museum, was always active in his support, and served on the committee as Membership Secretary. Reg will be remembered for his enthusiasm and interest in military history and heritage, and above all for his sense of humour which saw the funny side in any situation.
Cody Plane Fragment
A historic fragment of Samuel Cody’s final aeroplane was added to the Aldershot Military Museum’s Cody Gallery in 2026, acquired by the Friends of the Museum for public display.
Barrack Finder Updates (v3.0)
More updates to Barrack Finder from Paul Vickers.
The Cambridge Military Hospital
We received this stunning aerial view of the redeveloped Cambridge Military Hospital from Weston Homes.
The Garrison
Government House is a new unedited Garrison article by Paul Vickers that has been added for Autumn 2025.
The Garrison
The Sudan, Camel Corps and Gordon is new unedited Garrison article by Paul Vickers that has been added for Summer 2025.