This weekend sees the launch of the Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the premier patrolling event of the British Army held every year in Wales and hosted by the Headquarters 160th Welsh…
Mr Andrew Lanwith: Mr Langwith served in the Army in the REME regiment for 38 years! During this time he was exposed to loud noise. In 2019 Andrew turned to…
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” – Winston Churchill This day in 1940 marks the high point of the…
This day 370 years ago marks the end of the bloodiest single war in British history: the English Civil War. Despite its terminology, the war actually encompassed both Wales and…
My Story: I joined the armed forces on 14th September 1964. In initial training we were at the firing ranges twice a week, we learned to fire small arms 22…
Today marks the 675th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Crécy, a momentous conflict that was to determine the fate of Calais for more than two centuries, and…
Perhaps one of the greatest yet most overlooked British victories in military history, the Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim in German) marked on this date in 1704 a turning point…
Time in the Navy: Mr Ernest Chapman was on a submarine frigate based in Japan/Singapore and in Suez. He was in charge of 4 inch guns on the quarterdeck. No…
Andrew's Military Service: Mr Lundie served within the forces from 1963-2002. He was in the Army- Infantry from 1963-198, Sultans Armed Forces 1980-1987, and TA 1987-2002. Being in the Infantry…
On this day 104 years ago, the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, began on the Western Front. The battle has remained controversial ever since,…
