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06/02/22 – In Feb 2007 Number 1 Company Coldstream Guards embarked on a training exercise to the South African Combat Training School in Lohatla, South Africa.
There were fires, there were fights and there were a lot of burnt British soldiers in tow…
22/12/21 – The least interesting part of being a soldier, from an outsider’s perspective, is surely the monotony of day-to-day life. People understand the warfighting, they see the ceremonial elements, but the bulk of life goes on behind locked gates. I hope in some part this gives a glimpse of that part of life as a soldier…
08/12/21 – Not a lot of people knew, or believed, that I was actually a Queen’s Guard for some time. Â As part of a dual role (Ceremonial and Light Infantry) Regiment I had the fortune to do both roles in war-fighting and as a part of the London District Ceremonial duties.
18/11/21 – Some exerts from my time on my first Operational Tour in Iraq
chapter 1
05/11/21 – A collection of memories from my entry into the British Army.