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• Monday, January 15th 2018 - 01:57 UTC

  Falklands' war hero Rick Jolly, who saved hundreds of lives of British and Argentine solider, has died

  

  A Royal Navy medical officer who saved the lives of hundreds of British and Argentine troops during the Falklands War has died, aged 71. Working amid terrible conditions in the field, Surgeon Capt Rick Jolly OBE, from Torpoint, Cornwall, saved the life of every British serviceman he treated. He is the only person to have been decorated by both Britain and Argentina for his service during the conflict.

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 08:48 UTC

  Falklands' patrol HMS Clyde tested in full operational exercises

  

  September and early October has been a busy five weeks for the smallest ship in the Royal Navy with a flight deck. HMS Clyde is tasked with patrolling the Falkland Islands whilst also monitoring the airspace that covers the wider area, and routinely visits the many small settlements that feature around the Islands.

• Sunday, December 29th 2013 - 08:40 UTC

  Falklands historic events commemorated by Atlantic Patrol HMS Richmond

  

  As part of her Atlantic Patrol Task (South) deployment, HMS Richmond has visited San Carlos Water, the scene of the amphibious landings during the Falklands War of 1982. The site is also the final resting place of HMS Antelope which was tragically lost on 23 May 1982.