There’s an interesting article on the BBC News website today about a mountainous region of North West Pakistan called Waziristan. Bordering Afghanistan, Waziristan is known to be occupied by pro-Taleban and al-Qaeda militants and is believed by some to be the hiding place of Osama Bin Laden.
Back in 1919, when a young officer in the British Army, Captain Francis Stockdale, was [...]
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Royal Anglian Regiment return home
Posted in In the news, New or restored, tagged Afghanistan on 23 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The First Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment returned home yesterday to Norwich from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
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In September we wrote about the campaign to raise funds for a permanent memorial to members of the regiment killed while serving in Afghanistan and to provide assistance to severely injured soldiers and their [...]
Blidworth unveils its first war memorial
Posted in In the news, New or restored, tagged Afghanistan, Iraq, New on 5 November, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In October we reported that Glenrothes in Scotland was about to unveil its first war memorial.
This weekend, Blidworth, a village in Nottinghamshire, has also unveiled its first memorial. Commemorating soldiers who have died from the First World War onwards, it includes the name of Private Andrew Cutts, who was killed while serving in Afghanistan last year.
Glenrothes also featured the [...]
