Falklands War

On Friday 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands. It had claimed sovereignty over the islands for many years ...

Wayne Gibbon: My brother Andrew joined the Welsh Guards when he was 16, and was 20 when the conflict with Argentina started on April 2, 1982, which happened to ...

He has never talked to me about what happened when they got to the Falklands but I do know that the Sir Galahad was bombed in Bluff Cove and 32 of his fellow Welsh Guards were killed. We then picked up the wounded and survivors from the Royal Navy ships which had been sunk. We got to South Georgia and the troops disembarked. I was in the RN at the time but didn't go down. I was not in the photo because I was not very well by then, deeply affected mentally by the Falklands War. In the photo with Andrew is our Mum and Dad, Maurice and Pat. I was 17 and working with my dad on a building site in Little Mill, near Usk. That winter of 1982 was the coldest ever.

RFA Stromness, MV Norland and HMS Intrepid under attack in 'Bomb Alley' San Carlos Water. Picture: Dave Cair (March 2022) ...

‘We had more time to prepare for going to war by the time we left and so we did do it by the handbook so we were ready. ‘I think there is a certain amount of pride that we did the job we had to do and had been trained to do. ‘I was 20 years old and felt I was invincible.’ Doing a tea run for the people on duty he came into the ops room carrying a big urn of tea and everyone was on the floor. ‘We had warnings about the directions of air raids and could move around in the hope of putting as many bulkheads between us and the enemy as possible.’ ‘You get lots of pep talks and training and this was something we had been trained to do so I wanted to prove that I could do what I was trained to do.’ The Argentinians surrendered on June 14 and Dave and the rest of the crew received a hero’s welcome when they sailed back to Portsmouth. On completion we had a lot of the prisoners on board and we were just looking at them thinking: “They’re just like me, and they are kids but colder and wetter than we were”.’ With hindsight he said he thought he would like to go back to the Falkland Islands. With reflection he says: ‘I never was a Margaret Thatcher fan, but she was the right lady at the right time. ‘On the night before we landed we were the second ship into Falkland Sound and Carlos Water. ‘We had, I think, HMS Yarmouth in front of us and they must have felt like they were sacrificial lambs because of the threat of mines. ‘We worked all that out on passage and held firing exercises and drills so we were a fighting ship by the time we arrived in the Falklands. ‘Because we left after most other people we were fully loaded with extra rockets, ammunition and fuel supplies for other ships that had gone on ahead. ‘We were all on the upper deck looking out for survivors, trying to hear people in the water.’ The task force was under threat from the Argentinian airforce and Exocet missiles. So called ‘friendly fire’ meant they were hit by machine gun fire and came close to being hit by a sea cat missile in the chaos of action. ‘Just before the landings we were cross decking SAS men from HMS Hermes to us by Sea King in the dark and it hit an albatross and crashed into the water about four seconds later. I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Teignmouth Post. Read our privacy notice ‘WE were proud we had done the job we came for and trained for...’ this was the reflection of Falklands War veteran Dave Cair 40 years on. We even drafted in people to help from the detention quarters in Portsmouth Dockyard and had lorries flying in from everywhere. The Falklands War - 40 years on.

Bill McDowell, 60, and Norman McDade, also 60, met for the first time since the 1982 conflict at a home in Bishopton, which is run for veterans by charity ...

He said on June 5, the troops embarked the HMS Intrepid, which was an amphibious assault ship used by the Royal Marines and headed to Bluff Cove. “At one point during the night, shells burst over the landing crafts, shells which were fired from Royal Navy warships that were unaware that the battalion was in the landing crafts and came very close to identifying us as enemy and opening fire. When not dodging bombs and defending troops against fighter jets, the Navy chef-turned gunner was involved in assisting in the transportation of soldiers arriving from the UK onto ships going into battle.

Two veterans, whose paths crossed when fighting during the Falklands war, have been reunited four decades later.

He said on June 5, the troops embarked the HMS Intrepid, which was an amphibious assault ship used by the Royal Marines and headed to Bluff Cove. "At one point during the night, shells burst over the landing crafts, shells which were fired from Royal Navy warships that were unaware that the battalion was in the landing crafts and came very close to identifying us as enemy and opening fire. When not dodging bombs and defending troops against fighter jets, the Navy chef-turned gunner was involved in assisting in the transportation of soldiers arriving from the UK onto ships going into battle.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, where the UK and Argentina fought over the sovereignty of the South Atlantic islands.

The 1982 conflict did not alter the nature of the dispute between both countries, which is still pending negotiation and resolution’, he wrote in The Guardian. The Falklands have remained a British colony since 1982. It was the first time since the Second World War that all branches of the British armed forces were deployed simultaneously.

Rosyth dockyard, on the Firth of Forth, prepared Royal Navy ships for their journey to the south Atlantic battle, which began on April 2, 1982. It also saw ...

A plaque was also unveiled to the sound of a pipe band to recognise the dedication and hard work of the Rosyth dockyard’s workforce during the war. The now 60-year-old lives in Erskine and shared fond memories of the day he and his crew returned to the ship’s bay in Rosyth, where he stood proudly on Saturday. “We were just seeing it on the television, so it did bring a bit of reality to what had gone on, it was emotional.” More than 50 veterans, Babcock employees and members of the Royal Navy gathered at the port on Saturday to commemorate those who fought in the war, and to recognise the dockyard workers who were working day and night to prepare the boats. Rosyth dockyard, on the Firth of Forth, prepared Royal Navy ships for their journey to the south Atlantic battle, which began on April 2, 1982. Rosyth dockyard, on the Firth of Forth, prepared Royal Navy ships for their journey to the south Atlantic battle, which began on April 2, 1982.

Bill McDowell and Norman McDade, both 60, recently met up at a home in Bishopton, which is run for veterans by charity Erskine, for the first time since ...

"At one point during the night, shells burst over the landing crafts, shells which were fired from Royal Navy warships that were unaware that the battalion was in the landing crafts and came very close to identifying us as enemy and opening fire. McDade, who prefers to go by the name Mac, joined the Royal Navy aged 17 in 1978 and trained as a chef. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here . On June 13, the bloody conflict, with hand-to-hand fighting, led to the deaths of nine Scots Guards troops and 47 wounded. He said on June 5, the troops embarked the HMS Intrepid, which was an amphibious assault ship used by the Royal Marines and headed to Bluff Cove. "It was from HMS Intrepid that we were launched, crammed into a couple of landing crafts for what could only be described as a night of freezing cold and wet hell. When not dodging bombs and defending troops against fighter jets, the Navy chef-turned gunner was involved in assisting in the transportation of soldiers arriving from the UK onto ships going into battle.

The Duke of York, who reached a multimillion-pound settlement in a civil sexual assault case just a few weeks ago, wrote more than 700 words on his ...

Addressing a claim that he was sweating heavily during an alleged night out with Ms Giuffre, he said that he "didn't sweat at the time" because of an "overdose of adrenaline in the Falklands War" from when he was shot at. He added that the "terror" has had a "lasting and permanent effect" on him. Prince Andrew has reflected on his time in the Falklands War on Instagram but he went on to delete the posts shortly after.

Duke of York wrote about his experience in the conflict in a post on his ex-wife's Instagram account that was quickly deleted.

The terror that that was going to be that, just for a moment, has had a lasting and permanent effect on me.” At the time, a royal source said Andrew, who was born an HRH, would not use the title in any official capacity. The Duke of York said he returned from the Falklands war “a changed man” in a piece posted to his ex-wife’s Instagram account.

On the 40th anniversary of the 1982 war James O'Connell from Bootle recalls being shot in the face.

Andrew, who reached a multimillion-pound out-of-court settlement in a civil sexual assault case a few weeks ago, wrote more than 700 words about his experience ...

In the first Instagram post, Sarah wrote: “I asked Andrew this morning for his reflections on the anniversary of his sailing from Portsmouth to the Falkland Islands 40 years ago.” Beneath the last post, it said it was “written by HRH The Duke of York” before the “HRH” was deleted. The Duke of York said he returned from the Falklands War “a changed man” in a piece of writing posted to his ex-wife’s Instagram account.

THE SHOCKING expose of a psychological war expert deployed to the Falklands to manipulate the Argentinian army during the war in the 1980s has been ...

It started the morning before British troops touched down in the Falkland’s.One of the stories the radio team released exaggerating the fierceness of the Gurkhas.One of the broadcasters said: “I think we did a story about how fierce the Gurkhas were, you don’t want to mess with the Ghurkas”Another said: “I am trying to demoralise the opposition. After Mr Purivs and his colleagues scrambled through the private documents in Mr ffrench-Blake’s filing cabinet, they found the secret document finding the people involved in the top-secret project. Neil ffrench-Blake was involved in a top-secret Falklands mission that hasn’t been exposed for 40 years.

Prince Andrew, who reached a multimillion-pound out-of-court settlement in his civil sexual assault case against alleged rape accuser Virginia Giuffre a few ...

Addressing a claim he was sweating heavily during an alleged night out with Ms Guiffre, Andrew told Emily Maitlis in 2019: "I didn't sweat at the time because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the Falklands War when I was shot at and I simply...it was almost impossible for me to sweat." Sarah, Duchess of York pictured with the Prince Andrew, the Duke of York in 2019 "I put away childish things and false bravado and returned a man full in the knowledge of human frailty and suffering. In the first Instagram post, Sarah wrote: "I asked Andrew this morning for his reflections on the anniversary of his sailing from Portsmouth to the Falkland Islands 40 years ago." Beneath the last post, it said it was "written by HRH The Duke of York" before the "HRH" was deleted. The Duke of York said he returned from the Falklands War "a changed man" in a piece of writing posted to his ex-wife's Instagram account.

Prince Andrew used his ex-wife's Instagram account to reflect on his time in the Falklands War saying he returned a 'changed man' before deleting the post.

Addressing a claim he was sweating heavily during an alleged night out with Ms Guiffre, Andrew told Emily Maitlis in 2019: "I didn't sweat at the time because I had suffered what I would describe as an overdose of adrenaline in the Falklands War when I was shot at and I simply ... it was almost impossible for me to sweat." In the first Instagram post, Sarah wrote: "I asked Andrew this morning for his reflections on the anniversary of his sailing from Portsmouth to the Falkland Islands 40 years ago." "I put away childish things and false bravado and returned a man full in the knowledge of human frailty and suffering. Beneath the last post, it said it was "written by HRH The Duke of York" before the "HRH" was deleted. The Queen's eldest son said he entered the conflict "full of bravado" but returned a "changed man". The post appeared on his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson's Instagram page. Prince Andrew used his ex-wife's Instagram account to reflect on his time in the Falklands War saying he returned a 'changed man' before deleting the post.