Teen who slept in graveyards and ate from skips set to become a soldier after turning life around

Paul Matthews went from “rock bottom” to completing Be The Best, an army residential course, and is now hopeful of winning his place with the corps. A teenager forced to rummage through skips and sleep in graveyards for more than a year after becoming homeless has turned his life around. Paul Matthews is now well on his way to forging a career with the Royal Engineers. Read more Here

Falklands conflict bomb disposal hero is honoured with a new plaque

THE FAMILY of a bomb disposal expert who died during the Falklands conflict have unveiled a new plaque in his memory after the original memorial was stolen by metal thieves.Sergeant Jim Prescott, of Auchinleck, was killed in action as he tried to defuse an unexploded 1,000lb bomb that struck the Royal Navy warship HMS Antelope during the war with Argentina. In honour of his sacrifice his comrades in the Royal Engineers paid for a bronze plaque to be installed on a bridge built by the regiment in Milngavie and later renamed after Sgt Prescott, but it was stolen last year and has not been recovered. After hearing about the theft his squadmate Warrant Officer John Phillips DSC, who was with the bomb disposal expert when he was killed, organised for a new plaque to be inscribed and attached to the bridge. He contacted members of the regiment's association who rallied round to raise more than £2,000 for a replacement to be created. The new plaque, made of granite, was officially dedicated during a ceremony yesterday on the 42nd anniversary of Sgt Prescott's death, attended by his daughters Angela and Carol and members of his regiment. His daughter Angela Dolan said: "It was a lovely day for the ceremony and we really appreciate the effort everyone has made. It was very nice to see so many people there.Read more here HERE R.I.P.

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British soldier in 'non battle' Afghanistan death

A British soldier Sapper Adam Moralee has died as a result of "non battle-related injuries" at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the soldier, of 32 Engineer Regiment, died earlier in an incident which "did not involve any enemy action". Commanding officer Lt Col Steve Davies described the soldier, who has not yet been named, as a "rising star". He is the first British soldier to die in Afghanistan in 2014. His next of kin have been informed. Read more HERE  R.I.P.

Sapper's photographs of Flanders are found by grandson

Hubert Berry Ottaway, born in 1879, joined the Royal Engineers in 1900. When sent to war, he took his box Brownie camera to Flanders - returning with film which would be discovered by his grandson 95 years later. In the second half of 1918 and early 1919, he photographed destroyed homes, churches and public buildings. See amazing photos HERE

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She fought on the Somme disguised as a Tommy

In Paris, in the high summer of 1915, Dorothy Lawrence – a young Englishwoman with more by way of courage and ambition than wealth or  connections – turned herself into a Tommy.
She flattened her hourglass curves with a home-made  corset stuffed with cotton-wool, hacked off her long, brown hair and darkened her complexion with Condy’s Fluid, a disinfectant made from potassium permanganate. She even razored the pale skin of her cheeks in the hope of giving herself a shaving rash.
In a borrowed military uniform she disguised the last vestiges of her female shape and found two British soldiers to teach her to walk like a man. She completed her transformation by forging her own bona fides and travel permits for  war-ravaged France and caught a train to Amiens.
And then Dorothy Lawrence, a cub reporter who hungered to be a war correspondent, cycled to Albert, the village known  as the front of the Front, and joined the ranks of 179 Tunnelling Company, 51st Division, Royal Engineers, as they dug beneath no-man’s-land and across to German lines.
They kept her presence a secret. ‘You don’t know what danger you are in,’ Sapper Tommy Dunn warned her, meaning from the battle-hardened, woman-starved men of her own side, not the enemy mortars.
What he could not have known was the terrible secret which had driven Dorothy to take such risks. Ten years later she would reveal she had been raped as a child by the ‘highly respected’ church guardian who had raised her after she was orphaned.
For almost two weeks in August 1915, Dorothy toiled in the sniper-infested trenches of the Somme – which a year later were to erupt in the bloody hell immortalised by the Sebastian Faulks novel Birdsong – until, weakened by contaminated water and exhaustion, she revealed herself to be a female civilian to her ‘superiors’.
She knew she had the scoop of her life, a story which would set Fleet Street alight.
Even when the British military locked her in a convent to keep her quiet in the final days before the Battle of Loos the following month, she was confident it would make her name Read more  HERE 

Shame on those that treated this brave lady so badly, her crime was to want to fight for her Country.

British Soldier killed in Afghanistan named as Capt Richard Holloway

A British soldier killed in Afghanistan days before Christmas has been named as Captain Richard Holloway, of The Royal Engineers. The Ministry of Defence said the 29-year-old from County Durham was killed in action while on operations east of Kabul on Monday. Capt Holloway's family described him as an "exceptional young man" who "embraced life to the full". He was the 447th British soldier killed since the war began in 2001. In a statement, his parents, Jaquie and Neil, said: "Our son Richard was an exceptional young man, a perfectionist in everything he did and a loyal brother and friend, who embraced life to the full." They added: "The sense of adventure he experienced with the Royal Engineers was echoed in his love of travel to faraway places and physical activity including surfing, kayaking, canoeing, mountain-biking and climbing. "Wherever the action was, he wanted to be part of it - and that is where our beloved son, of whom we are so very proud, lost his life."Read more HERE . R.I.P.

British Soldier from the Royal Engineers killed in Afghanistan

It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from the Royal Engineers was killed in Afghanistan on 23 December 2013. The Serviceman was killed in action as a result of enemy fire whilst on operations east of Kabul. Read more HERE  R.I.P.

"Afghan Style" - 21 Engineer Regiment

British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

A British soldier has been shot dead by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

The soldier from 28 Engineer Regiment, attached to 21 Engineer Regiment, was killed at Patrol Base Hazrat in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province on Monday evening.

Major Martyn Crighton, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), told Sky News the soldier died after "an individual wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned his weapon against both Afghan National Army soldiers and Isaf troops".

He added: "During the engagement the attacker was killed and there were some other folks who were wounded. They were subsequently taken to an Isaf medical facility to be treated. Read more  HERE

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Another brave soldier murdered by the cowardly Taliban. R.I.P.

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Soldier from 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) serving with the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Task Force, was killed in Afganistan on Saturday 30 October 2010. The soldier was killed as a result of a gunshot wound suffered whilst he was tasked to a suspect device in the Nahr-e Saraj North area of Helmand Province. Read More HERE RIP

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British Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while clearing bombs in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said. The serviceman was from 33 Engineer Regiment, serving with the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Task Force. A UK forces spokesman said the soldier had been carrying out a "dangerous and unforgiving, but essential role" The soldier's family has been told. A total of 341 British troops have died in Afghanistan since 2001 Read More  HERE RIP

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Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two British soldiers, one from The Queen's Royal Lancers and one from the Royal Engineers have been killed in Afghanistan. The pair died in an explosion on Saturday, during a vehicle patrol in the Lashkar Gah District of Helmand Province.
They were serving as part of Combined Force Lashkar Gah. Next of kin have been informed. Read More HERE RIP

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
Britain mourns for her dead across the sea.

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Soldier from 21 Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce that a soldier from 21 Engineer Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Friday 13 August 2010.The soldier, serving as part of Combined Force Sangin, was killed by small arms fire in the Sangin district of Helmand province Read More HERE RIP

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
Britain mourns for her dead across the sea.

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Soldier from 101 Engineer Regiment killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that a soldier from 101 Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday 27 June 2010. The soldier was attached to the Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, part of the Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Task Force, and was killed in a small arms fire engagement with insurgent forces in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. Here RIP



With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
Britain mourns for her dead across the sea.
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As our soldiers are dying and fighting like lions for each other the corrupt puppet Mohammed Karzai is today in negotiations with Pakistan to cut Afghanistan up like an apple pie to save his own skin.


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