The blessed Margaret ..
I thought so too, Cape.
Coffin now leaving the church to be loaded on the gun carriage - the military bearer party have taken over from the funeral directors.
Coffin now leaving the church to be loaded on the gun carriage - the military bearer party have taken over from the funeral directors.
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What rank is the regiment guy carrying the coffin? Do they now have lance corporals? I had one of them stripes for a while, 'cept it was upside down, an awfully long time ago.
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Corporal Carl Spence, of 9 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers, was serving in Afghanistan in 2008 when a mine exploded and left his colleagues injured.
The officer in command of the bearer party is Major Nicholas Mott of the Welsh Guards, who will walk behind the coffin with his brother Garrison Sergeant Major Bill Mott OBE. Both men served in the Falklands conflict.
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The other pallbearers include Corporal John Caulfield, 30, from the 40 Commando Regiment, Royal Marines, whose unit helped secure the beachhead at San Carlos.
The Scots Guards and Royal Gurkha Rifles, which fought at Tumbledown, will be represented by Lance Sergeant Paul Quayle, 31, and Lance Corporal Tej Pun, 31. Lance Sergeant Quayle’s father served in the Falklands.
The 3rd Bn The Parachute Regiment, which was involved in the attacks at Ajax Bay and Wireless Ridge, will be represented by Lance Corporal James Steel, 24.
Sergeant Jason Buffham, 30, will represent the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery which fired over 12,000 shells at enemy positions in the final 12 hours of the conflict.
The other pallbearers are Able Seaman Thomas Baker, 22, from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Fleet Air Arm, and Lance Corporal Adam Jones, 23, from the Queen’s Colour Squadron RAF.
They will be followed by two Cap Orderlies, who will hold the caps of the eight pall bearers as they carry Lady Thatcher’s coffin. They are Senior Aircraftman Jamie Straker, of the Queen’s Colour Squadron RAF, and Guardsman Sam Williams, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
The officer in command of the bearer party is Major Nicholas Mott of the Welsh Guards, who will walk behind the coffin with his brother Garrison Sergeant Major Bill Mott OBE. Both men served in the Falklands conflict.
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The other pallbearers include Corporal John Caulfield, 30, from the 40 Commando Regiment, Royal Marines, whose unit helped secure the beachhead at San Carlos.
The Scots Guards and Royal Gurkha Rifles, which fought at Tumbledown, will be represented by Lance Sergeant Paul Quayle, 31, and Lance Corporal Tej Pun, 31. Lance Sergeant Quayle’s father served in the Falklands.
The 3rd Bn The Parachute Regiment, which was involved in the attacks at Ajax Bay and Wireless Ridge, will be represented by Lance Corporal James Steel, 24.
Sergeant Jason Buffham, 30, will represent the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery which fired over 12,000 shells at enemy positions in the final 12 hours of the conflict.
The other pallbearers are Able Seaman Thomas Baker, 22, from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose, Fleet Air Arm, and Lance Corporal Adam Jones, 23, from the Queen’s Colour Squadron RAF.
They will be followed by two Cap Orderlies, who will hold the caps of the eight pall bearers as they carry Lady Thatcher’s coffin. They are Senior Aircraftman Jamie Straker, of the Queen’s Colour Squadron RAF, and Guardsman Sam Williams, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
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"15. Whatever way one looks at this, for the Falklands War it seems that the Army and the RAF have firmly claimed the high ground and the seafarers and Marines are well and truly sunk! (The RAF claims to have won the air war when their squadrons hardly took part – taking no part at all in the Air to Air victory achieved by Navy Sea Harriers.)" Those will be the ones that were remotley piloted from the carriers then? The likes of Leeming, Morgan, Mortimer, Pook, Iveson, Glover etc etc were not really there then? Yes, I know some of them were GR3 mates, but other were flying SHARS.
Mr Ward sir, you are a buffoon!
Mr Ward sir, you are a buffoon!
It seems Mr Ward is trying hard to emulate someone;
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Seconded. Great Britain can sometimes still hold its head high..
I note that even Tony Blair when Prime Minister attended the funeral of the retired President Reagan... We show respect.
I note that even Tony Blair when Prime Minister attended the funeral of the retired President Reagan... We show respect.