Tag: Argentina, Falklands, Darwin Cemetery, ICRC

• Saturday, March 24th 2018 - 07:17 UTC

  Argentina pays homage to UK military officer for helping identify soldiers fallen in 1982

  

  Families of Argentine soldiers killed in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict with Britain have paid homage to a former British army officer who helped recover and rebury with dignity and precision their loved ones in a Falkland Islands cemetery, which would become the Argentine military cemetery or memorial.

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Argentine embassy honors identification effort at Falklands' Darwin cemetery

  

  The former lead singer of Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Malvinas veteran Julio Aro, British ex Colonel Geoffrey Cardozo and Argentine journalist Gaby Cociffi were honored last Friday with “Two Roses for Peace” at the Argentine embassy residence in London in a ceremony hosted by ambassador Carlo Sersale Di Cerisano.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:19 UTC

  Falklands' Darwin cemetery identified combatants are 89

  

  The Argentine government reported on Wednesday that is had concluded the relatives notification round of the recently identified combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery in the Falkland Islands, and which apparently total 89, one more than originally announced.

• Saturday, March 3rd 2018 - 19:58 UTC

  Falklands: Argentine tombstones with the names of identified soldiers should arrive Sunday

  

  An Argentine charter is scheduled to land in the Falkland Islands this Sunday carrying the plaques (tombstones) with the names of the 88 now identified Argentine soldiers buried in the Darwin cemetery following a DNA forensic identification process during last year, led by the International Red Cross.

• Monday, February 26th 2018 - 06:40 UTC

  Falklands/Darwin cemetery operation: all ready for relatives day-trip, according to Argentina

  

  The trip of the relatives from the now identified 88 Argentine combatants buried at Darwin Cemetery, will be arriving to the Falkland Islands in three aircraft on 26th March at 09;30, and will be leaving by 16:00 hours of the same Monday, according to reports in the Argentine media. The Argentine-Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian, who in 2004 paid for the Argentine Memorial at Darwin, will be financing the operation.

• Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 08:23 UTC

  Falklands confirm March 26 visit of Argentine relatives of identified soldiers at Darwin cemetery

  

  Following work undertaken by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in identifying the remains of unidentified Argentine soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery, an Argentine private charter will be arriving at Mount Pleasant on Monday March 26.

• Wednesday, February 21st 2018 - 07:04 UTC

  Malvinas fallen relatives will be flying to Falklands at the end of March, says Argentine media

  

  The next of kin of 103 Argentine combatants fallen during the 1982 Falklands conflict will be travelling to the Islands next 26 March with the purpose of honoring the 88 unknown conscripts, buried at the Darwin cemetery, that were finally identified in a joint effort from the Argentine and British governments, the International Red Cross and consent from Falklands elected authorities.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2017 - 07:26 UTC

  Malvinas relatives of soldiers buried at Falklands Darwin cemetery are informed on the Red Cross report

  

  Two groups of four families of Malvinas fallen combatants will be informed on Tuesday of the results of the identification of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falklands Darwin cemetery, contained in the report delivered last Friday by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

• Friday, December 1st 2017 - 20:51 UTC

  Falklands response to results of the ICRC humanitarian forensic identification project

  

  The Falkland Islands government has released a response to the results of the International Committee of the Red Cross humanitarian project to identify the remains of the Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery. The project was the result of a December 2016 agreement between United Kingdom and the Argentine governments, facilitated by the Falklands government.

• Friday, December 1st 2017 - 20:36 UTC

  Falkland/Malvinas: ICRC presents results of humanitarian forensic identification project

  

  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday handed out its forensic reports resulting from the work it carried out to identify the mortal remains of Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery.