The Kohima Museum at Imphal Barracks in York

Paid a visit to the Kohima Museum when attending the recent Annual Remembrance Service for the Battle of Kohima hosted by the Kohima Educational Trust in the Gardens at York Minster & what a wonderful Museum

 

From curator Bob White at the Kohima Museum.

Supported by the Chindit Society, an exhibition about the Chindits will take place at the Kohima Museum, inside Imphal Barracks at York, from June 28 to August 29 2026. This is a unique opportunity to see artefacts from private collections never previously displayed in public and to listen to Chindit-related talks and presentations. To find out more, please use the following link:

Chindit Exhibition - Kohima Museum - York

 

Just bumping this thread as a reminder to anyone who would like to visit the museum this summer and take in the Chindit exhibition.

 

An update for the Chindit Exhibition at the Kohima Museum which opened last Sunday (29th June).

A very well-attended event with some fabulous exhibits and the chance to meet several of the families I have met along my research way....which was great.

Museum Curator, Bob White has updated the museum website covering the opening day, here: News Archives - Kohima Museum - York

And some photos, which are hopefully self explanatory, but include Colonel Walter Scott's medal entitlement and Lt. George Cairns VC Gurkha kukri knife: