Sergeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion the Rifles died in Helmand province explosion A British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan yesterday was named by the Ministry of Defence tonight as Sergeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion the Rifles. Scott, a married father of two who lived with his family in Edinburgh, deployed to Afghanistan in September alongside his brother Robin, also a sergeant in...
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Serjeant Phillip Scott of 3rd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Thursday 5 November 2009. Serjeant* Phillip Scott died following an improvised explosive device explosion in northern Helmand province. His platoon was attached to B Company during a deliberate clearance operation in the town of Sangin aimed at...
Andrew Brons MEP held an open air surgery on Saturday 31st October 2009 as part of the day of action in Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, reports our North East correspondent.
Inquest hears of reckless antics leading up to Catterick crash that killed Puma pilot and two soldiers The RAF was castigated by a coroner today at an inquest into the crash of a £20m helicopter after reckless antics culminating in a manoeuvre that its pilot was not qualified to attempt. Flight Lieutenant David Sale was killed along with two soldiers in a party of 12 aboard the Puma in a crash...
A man who was arrested after he shone a torch at an Apache attack helicopter flying "10ft" above his garden will not be charged, police have said. I’d think not. Who’d convict, after hearing the details? Torben Merriott, 63, of Stradbroke, Suffolk, was arrested on "suspicion of "acting in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft" on 18 September. But as he pointed...
...and completely exhausted. Kristy and Dan were finally given a date for collecting their keys to their first lot of married quarters and that date arrived last Thursday. After a poor nights's sleep (worrying that I would sleep through the alarm) I went to collect her, the dog and the other pets to transport them up to Catterick, North Yorkshire. I arrived to see the removal men still merrily packing...
Three men wounded in crash which killed three others begin legal proceedings and are reported to be demanding £300,000 each Three former army recruits injured in an RAF helicopter crash in which three others died have begun legal proceedings against the Ministry of Defence for compensation, it emerged today. Christopher Hamilton, John Falconer and Dahrll Duncan, who all live in Scotland, are...
The Queen's Royal Lancers is a cavalry regiment of the British Army, which can trace its lineage back 250 years to the death of General Wolfe. The Queen's visit marked the 250th anniversary of the raising of the 17th Light Dragoons. The 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a cavalry regiment most famous for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. The Queen inspects...
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The Queen will visit North Yorkshire next month to personally present the Elizabeth Cross to the families of six soldiers killed on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was announced tonight. The private ceremony will take place at the headquarters of the Queen's Royal Lancers in Catterick on September 12. Lieutenant Colonel Martin Todd, the regiment's commanding officer, said: "We are very...
Officials at Catterick would be "delighted" if Kieren Fallon returns from his 18-month spell on the sidelines at the North Yorkshire venue. The jockey is set to make his comeback from a worldwide ban for testing positive to a prohibited substance on September 4, with racing also taking place at Chepstow, Kempton and Lingfield on Friday week. Catterick clerk of the course and general manager...
Karen Upton, the widow of Warrant Officer Sean Upton of 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, is presented with the first Elizabeth Cross by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, The Lord Crathorne, before her husband's funeral at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, 18 August 2009. Son Ewan Upton and daughter Hollie Upton also partake in the presentation that preceded the military funeral service...
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Rifleman Aminiasi Toge, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 16 July 2009. Rifleman Toge was killed as a result of an explosion that happened whilst he was conducting a foot patrol close to Forward Operating Base KEENAN, near Gereshk in central Helmand Province. At the time of his death, his platoon...
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