During the night of 11th/12th June 1982, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment mounted a silent night attack on an enemy battalion position on Mount Longdon, an important objective in the battle for Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Sergeant McKay was …

SP Coy Account – Major Dennison, OC SP Coy

For this operation, Sp Coy consisted of: a Mortar Baseplate, the Milan group of the Anti-Tank Pl with five firing posts, the Drums Pl as the MG Pl, with six GPMG …

A Coy Account – Major David Collett, OC A Coy

A Company had crossed the start line at 0005hrs and moved into assault formation and advanced up the slope in dead ground to MOUNT LONGDON. Whilst advancing, the dull thud …

B Coy Account – Major Mike Argue, OC B Company

6 Pl guided by Patrols clear southern slopes of MOUNT LONGDON (known CP location), 4 and 5 Pl with Company HQ near northern slopes (known company positions with MMG), Sgt …

On 20 March 2020 as part of their measures to combat Corvid 19, the government directed courts to adjourn for all non-urgent business.  This included the Legacy Inquests which were subsequently adjourned until further notice.

Last week the Presiding Coroner …

As almost all the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands have had to be cancelled, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence would like to send a short, heartfelt message to the Allied veterans who liberated the …