King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum
The Regimental Gallery of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry is located in the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum on Waterdale.
KOYLI Museum Displays
The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) Museum is on the lower ground floor of the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum. The museum tells the story of the regiment through uniforms, weapons, photos, medals and other regimental objects from the 1750s to the 1960s. Explore more than 200 years of regimental history, told through the stories of Yorkshire soldiers and their families.
Find out more about the Infantry and the regimental museum on the Heritage Doncaster website.
Opening times
- Monday 10am - 5pm
- Tuesday 10am - 5pm
- Wednesday 10am - 5pm
- Thursday 10pam - 5pm
- Friday 10am - 5pm
- Saturday 10am - 4pm
- Sunday CLOSED
Research
The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Museum offers a paid research service looking into soldiers who served in the regiment. These searches will incur charges dependent on the complexity of the enquiry. If you are enquiring about the Museum’s research service, please provide as much information as possible about the individual you are researching including name, service number, battalion number and dates served, if known. Please note it may take up to 4 weeks to investigate and respond to your request. For more information about the service and the research charges, please contact
- address: Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Waterdale, Doncaster.
- email: KOYLI@doncaster.gov.uk
Please note if you are researching a soldier who served after 1920, their service records are still held by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). You can find out more about making a request on the Government website.
King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Research and Collections Centre
In 2023, City of Doncaster Council was awarded almost £100,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to create a King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Research and Collections Centre within City of Doncaster Archives. This cash injection, made possible by National Lottery players, has made the regimental collection more accessible to the public at the City of Doncaster Archives at Chequer Road.
Find out more about accessing the collection at both the Danum Gallery, Library and Museum and City of Doncaster Archives on the Heritage Doncaster website.
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