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UK's top soldier honours Argentine dead.

Britain's most senior Military officer has laid a wreath at the Argentine War Cemetery in the Falkland Islands.

The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Sir Charles Guthrie GCB LVO OBE ADC Gen. laid a wreath with the inscription 'IN REMEMBERANCE' during a short 3 days visit to the Falkland Islands.

Other senior British Military officers who accompanied him on his Falklands visit were in attendance, along with the Commander British Forces Falkland Islands, Brigadier Geoff Sheldon, and the Governor of the Falkland Islands, His Excellency Mr. Donald Lamont.

A particularly poignant moment for the General occurred at Fitzroy where in 1982 more than 30 members of the Welsh Guards died, and many more were injured after Argentine aircraft bombed 2 British ships. The General, himself a Welsh Guardsman laid wreaths at both the Welsh Guards memorial and at the memorial to members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary who died in the bombings. He also laid wreaths at the British 1982 War Memorial in Stanley and at Blue Beach Cemetery at San Carlos where 14 British Servicemen, including Colonel 'H' Jones VC, are buried.

General Sir Charles Guthrie arrived in the Falklands last Saturday on board a Lan Chile flight from Santiago having earlier visited Buenos Aires. He was due to leave the Islands on Tuesday on board an RAF Tri Star aircraft, to return to Britain.

The Military aircraft which normally arrives in the Falklands on Tuesday and departs on Wednesday, flew in 24 hours early in order to met with the Chief of the Defence Staff's requirements.