8 May 2022
Surrender of German forces in Northern Italy and Western Austria - 2nd May 1945 77 years ago today, German surrender formally came into effect in Berlin. The surrender of Germany culminated from a treaty that...
29 April 2022
This bank holiday Monday (2nd May), Combined Military Services Museum welcomes members of the 10th Essex regiment, a reenactment regiment who will be putting in a World War 1 living history day. Throughout the day...
25 April 2022
If you missed the latest episode of Tea Time Talks you can watch the youtube recording below. In June 1944, Britain's Special Operations Executive (SOE) was tasked with coming up with a plan to kill...
12 April 2022
We recently received funding from the Gerry Holdsworth Special Forces Trust to embark on a long-term exciting project to scan and make 3D renders of our Special Forces and SOE collection of artefacts. Richard Wooldridge,...
11 April 2022
If you missed the latest episode of Tea Time Talks you can watch the youtube recording below. This year it is the 80th year anniversary of Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich. In...
1 February 2022
If you missed the latest episode of Tea Time Talks you can watch the youtube recording below. Dr Vigurs provides a unique insight in to the Special Operations Executive (SOE) with a focus on the...
8 November 2021
If you missed the latest episode of Tea Time Talks you can watch the youtube recording below. To commemorate Black History Month, CMSM Tea Time Talks will be discussing the hidden history of Allied colonial soldiers fighting...
12 October 2021
Hello, my name is Jonathan Brown and I am a voluntary researcher at Combined Military Services Museum in Maldon, Essex. I have a deep love for history, especially the military angle. I have recently completed...
8 October 2021
Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts by the Combined Military Services Museum! I’m Matthew, an archivist and research volunteer here at the museum. As an historian by passion and now by...
21 September 2021
If you missed the first episode of Tea Time Talks you can watch the youtube recording below. For our first episode we welcome Historian James Jefferies as he examines key moments of The Battle of...
3 September 2021
The Dunbar Medal The museum acquired the Dunbar medal as a purchase from auction in 2014. The medal was struck by parliament after Cromwell's great victory at Dunbar on 3rd September 1650 The medal engraving was...
2 September 2021
If you want to get into the Combined Military Services Museum for free. Book now and take advantage of our inclusion in the Heritage Open Days programme. Heritage Open Days We are taking part in...
