Tuesday, 23 August 2011

In Memoriam: Aaron McClure, Robert Foster & John Thrumble

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Private Aaron McClure, Private Robert Foster and Private John Thrumble all from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, were...
Friday, 25 March 2011

Smiles Across The Miles

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Although I haven't been writing much on my blog recently, I don't want you thinking I haven't been doing stuff to support the gu...
Thursday, 3 February 2011

RIP Aaron James McClure - Fallen Soldier

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Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Victory at Stalingrad - 12:00 February 2nd 1943

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"The sudden silence was overwhelming and some of our soldiers, habituated to the constant din of fighting, couldn't stand it. The o...
Thursday, 2 September 2010

The French military: they're there when they need you

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That an I'm feeling lucky Google search for 'french military victories' comes up with no matches and asks: Did you mean 'fr...

Living memorial for L/Cpl Scott Hardy, fallen Viking

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Lance Corporal Scott Hardy, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was killed in action in Afghanistan on 16th March this year. On S...
Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Royal Anglian Regiment: Formation Day

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The Regiment was formed on 1st September 1964 from the three Regiments of the East Anglian Brigade (The Royal Norfolk & Suffolk, The Duc...
Thursday, 26 August 2010

Latest figures show Army at full strength

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The latest figures published by the Defence Analytical Services and Advice (DASA) wing of the MoD show that the improvement in manning...

Civic Dinner at Havering in honour of the Royal Anglians

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The history and achievements of the Royal Anglian Regiment will be honoured and celebrated at a special Civic Dinner hosted by Councillor Pa...

Exmoor 30:30 - the ultimate endurance challenge

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Hot on the heels of the PARA'S 10 UER (see below) comes The Royal British Legion's Exmoor 30:30 Ultimate Endurance Challenge. Now, ...
Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Royal Anglian Neil Thomas: Simply The Best!

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Private Neil Thomas from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment won the Best Recruit award after successfully completing the 26 week Comba...

Bring in stiffer penalties for those who desecrate Britain's war memorials

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Britain's war memorials - of which there are about 60,000 in total - are increasingly becoming the target of vandals, yobs and scrap met...
Tuesday, 24 August 2010

UK orders more Desert Hawks

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The MoD has today placed a $5.1million order with Lockheed Martin for additional Desert Hawk III UAVs. Having already supplied around 100 sy...
Monday, 23 August 2010

Paras' 10 - Roger Micklethwaite takes up the challenge

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The annual PARA'S 10 event will be taking place this year on Sunday 12th September at Catterick. Resurrected in 2008 after a 15 year hi...

Operational Welfare Fund fails to capture the public's imagination

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It was back in the autumn of 2008 that the then Labour government started to clamp down on the public's wish to send parcels of goodies ...

Royal Anglian Regiment: The Poachers in Stalingrad

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This Is Grimsby: Poachers aim to drum up support for war zone victims with wristbands This is Lincolnshire: Poachers wristbands go on sale t...

In Memoriam: Aaron McClure, Robert Foster & John Thrumble

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Private Aaron McClure, Private Robert Foster and Private John Thrumble all from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, were killed while ...