[1] It received a £10,000 grant from the Somerset Military Museum Trust for the restoration project.

[7] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, visited the museum on 8 May 1987.

[10] The Somerset Military Museum contains exhibitions for objects such as a silver model of the Gateway of India.

In 1948, the Somerset Light Infantry was the last British brigade to leave India, and they were given the model.

[12] This exhibition discusses the unit's involvement in the Battle of Jellalabad and the First Anglo-Afghan War.