Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum

02/04/2026

Object of the Month!

A humours poem by journalist Ralph Wotherspoon on PTI's and physical training, possibly published in June 1942.

24/12/2025

Object of the Month!

Princess Mary's 1914 Christmas Gift Box, received by an AGS Instructor.

A brass gift box was distributed to British and Empire forces serving on all fronts during Christmas 1914. The box contained a variety of comforts such as to***co, chocolates, sweets, and letter writing materials.

Princess Mary envisioned the Christmas box as a 'gift of the nation' to service personnel serving overseas during the First Chistmas of the war, and gave her support to a public fund for the purchase of the boxes.

07/11/2025

30/09/2025

Object of the Month!

A De Courcy & Co. 1916 General Service Whistle, carried by an unknown AGS instructor on the Western Front during the First World War.

Made of chromed steel and brass with a leather strap.

04/08/2025

Object of the Month!

Recently acquired framed collection of Wills's cigarette cards entitled 'Physical Culture' c. 1914. Kindly donated by WO1 (SMI) C. Watson.

01/05/2025

Object of The Month!

'Champion Recruit' kukri and sheath donated by Sergeant Instructor Rajan Rana of RAPTCI Course 226. SI Rana is the first member of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers to transfer into the RAPTC.

11/11/2024

We will remember them.