Captain George Johnson's tunic

Captain George Johnson's tunic

Ian Maine, Assistant Director at the National Army Museum, talks about one of his favourite items in the collection: a service dress tunic worn by Captain George Johnson of the Middlesex Regiment on the first day of the Battle of the Somme (1 July 1916). More on Captain Johnson: https://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/captain... More on the Battle of the Somme: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-... Recorded from home during the UK's Covid-19 lockdown. #HighlightsFromHome Follow the National Army Museum on: Web: https://www.nam.ac.uk/ Facebook:   / nationalarmymuseum   Twitter:   / nam_london   Instagram:   / nam_london