Michael Barthorp
Encyclopedia
Michael Barthorp is a British
historian and writer, specialising in military history
and military uniforms. He lives in the Channel Islands
.
Barthorp attended Wellington College
and served in the Rifle Brigade as an officer during World War II
. A career officer, Barthorp also served in the Royal Hampshire Regiment
, Northamptonshire Regiment
and Royal Anglian Regiment
.
He is a member of the Victorian Military Society
, and has contributed to their magaziine Soldiers of the Queen
.
United Kingdom
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historian and writer, specialising in military history
Military history
Military history is a humanities discipline within the scope of general historical recording of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, their cultures, economies and changing intra and international relationships....
and military uniforms. He lives in the Channel Islands
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
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Barthorp attended Wellington College
Wellington College, Berkshire
-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...
and served in the Rifle Brigade as an officer during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. A career officer, Barthorp also served in the Royal Hampshire Regiment
Royal Hampshire Regiment
The Royal Hampshire Regiment was a British Army line infantry regiment from 1881 to 1992. Its lineage is continued today by the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.-Formation and antecedents:...
, Northamptonshire Regiment
Northamptonshire Regiment
The Northamptonshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1960. Its lineage is now continued by The Royal Anglian Regiment.-Formation:The regiment was formed as part of the reorganisation of the infantry by the Childers reforms...
and Royal Anglian Regiment
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Queen's Division.The regiment was formed on 1 September 1964 as the first of the new large infantry regiments, through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade.* 1st Battalion from the...
.
He is a member of the Victorian Military Society
Victorian Military Society
The Victorian Military Society is a British educational charity which promotes the study of military history – of all nations and races – in the period 1837 to 1914...
, and has contributed to their magaziine Soldiers of the Queen
Soldiers of the Queen (journal)
Soldiers of the Queen is the quarterly journal of the Victorian Military Society . SOTQ carries scholarly articles on many aspects of military and naval history of the Victorian and Edwardian era, but with a strong emphasis on the armed forces of Great Britain and the British Empire, and the...
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