George Ellison was killed now in 1918, the last Brit to be killed during WW1 He'd fought through the entire war, since the earliest battles of 1914 He is buried opposite the first Brit killed on the Western Front, John Parr. They were killed within a couple of miles of each other

Pretty much sums up my recent experiences. Pinnacle Service Families VIVO Defence Services AFF

Spectator nails it 👇

B Sqn The Royal Lancers conducting mounted and dismounted training on Salisbury Plain Training Area. They are using Warrior to conduct armoured reconnaissance training. To find out more about the please visit: army.mod.uk/RL #armyjobs #robustagilecapable #armouredcavalry

Shamelessly nicked from owen edward Moody 🇺🇦 😂😂

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Islands. What’s stopping you looking like this? The Isle of Wight is alright.

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My favourite IRL Dannatt fact: In 1999 Major-General Dannatt was CRITICAL to stopping Wes Clark from turning the Kosovo peacekeeping into a hot war with Russia/Serbia. As he knew when and how he was allowed to reject an order. And his commander, Gen Mike Jackson knew it. /1 🧵

Prince Philip receiving a Gurkha farewell after visiting them in Hong Kong in 1986.

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I wanted to follow-up on the recent discussion about Conscription and the British Army. For at least the last 200 years, every country that has fought a war against an existential threat, i.e., a war of national survival, has relied on conscription. Historically, professional

So good.

There is a strong case for the British Army to generate four cavalry regiments equipped with a Boxer reconnaissance variant to support Boxer infantry battalions. This would produce a self-deployable, medium force with a reduced logistical footprint. Boxer cavalry regiments would

The first person ever to run the entire length of Africa. Mission complete🫡

Chieftain versus Leopard 🧵 As Centurion entered service work began to to develop its replacement. The British Army's wartime experience set three priorities for their tanks: 1⃣ Firepower, first; 2⃣ Then, Protection, and; 3⃣ Finally, Cross-country Mobility.

Brian Glenn to Zelensky in the Oval Office: "Do you even have a suit?" Zelensky: "Yes, I do." Glenn: "Some Americans are unhappy that you don't respect formal style."

If you agree with this opinion in the ⁦The Daily Telegraph⁩ I would appreciate a repost…

One of my favourite photos - not just of DAVID NIVEN - but of all time. This wonderful man left us 42yrs ago today.