History at Murton event 2008

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History at Murton event 2008

A small, multi-period living history event held at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton Park, near York. It was well attended by several groups ranging from Boer War re-enactors to the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War to the Falklands War.
Particularly effective was a layout from re-enactors of the WW2 Russian 13th Guards who occupied the replica Bronze Age village at the museum which looked remarkably like a Russian peasant village.

This event is intended to be annual and is growing, year on year. It's well worth a visit if you're in the area, see
the Murton Park website at www.murtonpark.co.uk for more details.

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*19th and Early 20th Century*
	Spanish Civil War, International Brigade - The Commissar
	A member of La Columna, a re-enactment group representing the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War. He is recreating the role of the ...
	The International Brigade, Spanish Civil War
	Members of La Columna re-enactment group depicting the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War - non-Spanish who for various reasons went t...
*The Anglo-Boer War*
	Boer fighter on guard
	A member of the Heilbron Commando depicting a Boer fighter standing guard over the camp. He is shown carrying the Mauser rifle and bandolier typica...
	Boer Trek Vrou, tending camp
	Images of one of the un-sung heroines of the Anglo-Boer War - the steadfast Boer wives who provided for the fighters in the line and who, ultimately, ...
	British Soldier of the Boer War
	A depiction of the uniform and equipment of the British soldier during the 2nd Anglo-boer war 1899-1902. Member of the Heilbron Commando re-enactm...
*The Second World War*
	"Dads Army" - Home Guard being put though his paces
	Members of the 'Mainwarinings Mob' re-enactment group who recreate a unit of the British Home Guard during WW2. Although too old to join regular units...
	A WW2 Red Cross aid post
	A depiction of a Red Cross aid post by members of the Joint War Organisation. The post is shown with nurse, tent and all necessary medical equipment a...
	Russian guard post, soldiers at ease
	A shot of a pair of Russian soldiers taking a mess break in a village, with a guard post mounting a M1910 Maxim gun in the foreground.
	Russian WW2 personal weapons
	From right to left: The PPSh 41 sub-machine gun, 7.62mm pistol round, wooden stock and 71 round drum magazine. A Mosin Nagant 7.62 carbine. Th...
	WW2 Russian Guards Sniper
	A russian sniper of the second world war era cleaning his Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle in camp, surrounded by other items of kit. Member of the 13th G...
*later 20th Century & Modern*
	British Army 'Falklands War' personal kit and equipment
	A display of the equipment as carried by the soldiers and marines who fought in the Falklands War, 1982. It includes all his webing, spare clothing...
	British Army of the Rhine, circa 1970
	A selection of re-enactors representing the British Army of the Rhine during the 1970's. They are dressed and equiped for the period in British DPM ca...
	British General Purpose Machine Gun, or GPMG
	The main light machine gun used by the British army since the 1960's. A 7.62mm, belt-fed workhorse that can lay down a heavy supporting fire from an i...
	British Light anti-armour weapons
	A display of 2 light anti-armour weapons used by the British Army in the 1970's and 80's. The larger of the two is the Carl-Gustav 84mm recoilless ...
	British MOBAT anti-tank weapon
	An artillery piece looked after by members of the 20th Century Revisited group. It was a prominent infantry fire support weapon from the 1960's. It...
	British MOBAT Anti-tank weapon in action
	A re-creation of a crew of British Army personnel working a Mobat recoilless anti-tank weapon of the 1970's. Crew'ed by members of the 20th Century...
	British SLR rifles
	A pair of British SLR rifles as used by the British Army during the 1970's and 80's. They were a 7.62mm semi-automatic, single shot version of the ...