Adventures of Serjeant Benjamin Miller, Whilst Serving in the 4th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1796 to 1815
stuartshepherd human name male (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
The Alcázar of Segovia is a stone fortification, located in the old city of Segovia, Spain. Rising out on a rocky crag above the confluence of the rivers Eresma and Clamores near the Guadarrama mountains, it is one of the most distinctive castle-palaces in Spain by virtue of its shape - like the bow of a ship. The Alcázar was originally built as a fortress but has served as a royal palace,...
Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The BNP has refused to release details of where its conference will begin tomorrow. It is believed the event will be staged in Blackpool, but the party will only confirm the date and that it will be held in the North West. The event has been hosted by the New Kimberley Hotel, South Promenade, for the past three years. Hotel bosses have refused to say if it will be held there tomorrow, but earlier this...
hausfrau (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
There has always been a soldier in my life. When I left home, and before I was married, I was not strictly dependant upon one, but my ‘escape’ was relatively brief. I was born in a British Military Hospital in Münster when my parents were in Germany with the Royal Artillery (the Gunners). At the time they were living in a caravan because they were considered too young to be married...
BigLee's Miniature Adventures (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The BBC have a photo report on their site featuring the soldiers who survived WWI and lived to old age. The pictures are taken from a new book Great War Portraits by Kieth Collman. (Bill Stone, Harry Patch & Henry Allingham) The book is Hard cover (with dust jacket) 251 x 251mm, 108 pages and with 83 B&W photographs of the veterans. The men (and one woman) featured are: Alfred James Keep -...
The Greenwich Phantom (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Back in September, during Open House weekend, I went to visit the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich - a curious building with a curious history. But I'm not talking about that today, I'm more concerned with something I learned that morning which has been troubling me ever since. Our group was shown round the barracks by the man in charge - always good to get the head honcho - and I took the opportunity...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Missing wills and misplaced headstones prompt families' fury at handling of dead soldiers' affairs The headstone of a teenage soldier was placed on the wrong grave following a bureaucratic error that left his mother "distraught", according to a damning dossier of blunders compiled by relatives of armed forces personnel. Michelle Robinson, from Ribbleton, Lancashire, said she was stunned...
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
A medals parade has been held in Northern Ireland for soldiers who lost two colleagues during fighting in Afghanistan. It was staged at the Lisburn base of 40th Regiment Royal Artillery on Thursday. Bombardier Craig Hopson and Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton from Yorkshire were killed this summer in Helmand province. Commanding Officer Lt Colonel Owen Adams said: "We have all been devastated by...
A Tangled Rope (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
These days the post of Head Inspector of the Queen’s Tandems is mainly a symbolic role, that is since Her Majesty has forgone the use of the Crown Ceremonial Tandem since that infamous incident involving Prince Philip and the Chinese national Olympic yo-yo team back in the summer of 1976. The current holder of the office, Lord Sprinkle of Doolaly, however is still entitled to the royal gift...
The Truth About Lies (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
If you missed Part one you can find it here . Radio During the Second World War Spike served as a signaller in the 56th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery, D Battery, as Gunner Milligan, 954024. He rose to the rank of Lance Bombardier and was about to be promoted to Bombardier when he was wounded in action in Italy. Subsequently hospitalised for a mortar wound to the right leg and shell shock, he was demoted...
British Loans (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Recently-Appointed Chairman of the British Diversity Caucus , Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi , has firmly rebuked a Quartet of Top British Generals over their Concerted Attack on the British National Party. Speaking via Satellite Phone , Professor Obi Said : " The BDC wishes to personally express it's full support concerning the brave (and bold) manner which BNP Leader Nick Griffin publicly savaged an...
The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
And the last one for a week, because I'll be away and /probably/ will have commitments that trump blogging... Can you read this sub-heading without your imagination scampering away at speed? Military Manœuvres (Travelling Kitchen). Less exciting than it sounds, however: Mr. ASHLEY asked whether, during the late manœuvres, a trial was made of a new type of travelling kitchen; and, if so,...
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
British troops seized 1.5 tons of cannabis resin during a three-day assault on an insurgent hotspot in Afghanistan. Hundreds of Black Watch soldiers surged into Lakari in southern Helmand Province under cover of darkness on a mission to clear a bazaar of drugs and ammunition. Two platoons engaged in battles with the insurgents, allowing another group to search the bazaar, where their finds included...
Helmand Blog - Afghanistan (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Hundreds of soldiers from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), launched an 'audacious' night-time assault on an insurgent stronghold in Kandahar province, finding an 'Aladdin's cave' of weapons. Almost 500 soldiers, including Afghan Warriors and Canadian IED (improvised explosive device) experts, swooped into Howz-e Madad in Zhari district in three waves of six Chinook...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
Black Watch soldiers have smashed one of the largest insurgent strongholds in southern Afghanistan in a daring night-time assault. Hundreds of soldiers from the Scottish regiment swooped on the enemy base in Kandahar Province where they uncovered explosives factories and destroyed an intricate network of tunnels. The Ministry of Defence said that during intense fire fights, the troops also discovered...
Military Analysis (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009
This is coolbert: Here, thanks to the Guardian, is another instance of the military man gone BAD ! A retired military man, using military acquired skills, manufacturing and supplying firearms to English street gangs, making a handsome profit, all the while helping to establish a climate that aided and abetted criminal activity, to include MURDER ! " Former soldier set up secret gun factories to...
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