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Rugby players remember fallen soldiers
Posted on 18th Jan 2012 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Rugby teams crossed the whitewash to compete for a cup dedicated to two fallen soldiers. Players from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, hosted Bourne Rugby Union Football Club in Cyprus for the Joseva Lewaicei and Adam Morris Memorial...
Veteran who cheated death
Posted on 9th Jan 2012 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
A veteran of the Second World War who survived a gunshot wound to the head and then a massacre at the hospital where he was being treated has died at the age of 92. Read more… Veteran who twice cheated death in the brutal Far...
Leicester Mercury - Was Cpl Jones a Tiger?
Posted on 9th Jan 2012 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Just before Christmas, a regular contributor to this page watched BBC2's screening of the first black and white episode of Dad's Army. Read more… Was a Tiger on parade in first Dad's Army...
Danny Deever on You Tube
Posted on 6th Jan 2012 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Possibly based on the execution of Private Flaxman, The Leicestershire Regiment, for the murder of a sergeant, which happened at Lucknow in India in 1887. The poem was written in 1890. "The garrison paraded at 8.15 am, the band...
More Congratulations
Posted on 3rd Jan 2012 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Congratulations to Lt Col Simon Etherington for his award of an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List; and Capt (Retd) Ray Hazan, President of St Dunstan’s, for service to Blind Ex-Service Men and Women, who is also to receive...
CONGRATULATIONS
Posted on 31st Dec 2011 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
CAPTAIN R. J. ALLEN MBE The Royal Tigers’ Association sends its warmest congratulations to its Chairman, Captain Bob Allen, on his appointment to be a Member of the Order of the British Empire in Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year...
Leicester Mercury - Committee Toasts Regiment
Posted on 21st Dec 2011 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
December 20, 2011 marks the 70th anniversary of the formation of the British Battalion in Malaya in 1941.The 1st Bn Leicestershire….Read more: Committee toasts battalion in Malaya
Short Film - Cyprus 1958
Posted on 21st Dec 2011 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
Spotted this short film from Cyprus, Jan 1958 , unfortunately there is no sound. We see a sign for the 1st Battalion Royal Leicestershire Regiment . We see shots of officers at work and armed troops walking down a road and through;...
IN MEMORIAM
Posted on 19th Dec 2011 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
IN MEMORIAM THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE BRITISH BATTALION (1st Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment and 2nd Battalion The East Surrey Regiment). In proud and honoured memory of all ranks of the British Battalion on this the 70th...
The Forgotten Heroes of The British Battalion
Posted on 15th Dec 2011 by Royal Leicestershire Regiment
For those of you who wanting more information on the 'British Battalion' I found this: It was indeed a pleasant surprise when recently in Malaysia I came across a series of recently published articles from the Malaysian national press that I...