Tag: Falklands Liberation

• Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 05:49 UTC

  Falklands Memorial Map for the 258 families of fallen British combatants and Pangbourne Church

  

  “There's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England.” Never were the words of Rupert Brooke more apt – though we must add Scotland, Wales, and Ireland to his original verse – than in the Falklands, where Islanders have named beaches, bays, harbors, islets, and inlets after the 258 souls killed in the 1982 conflict.

• Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 21:22 UTC

  Falklands map with the names of British fallen during the 1982 Liberation of the Islands

  

  The autonomous Government of the Falklands Islands, FIG, Gilbert House in an official release has given its support for the idea of a map to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Liberation of the Falkland Islands in 1982. The initiative started at the time of the 25th anniversary and became reality this year.

• Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Remembrance Sunday Service 13 November in the Falklands, broadcast live to UK

  

  The Government of the Falkland Islands has announced the arrangements for Sunday 13 November 2022, Remembrance Sunday, which on this occasion will be a very special Remembrance service since it will be broadcast live from the Falkland Islands, at 13:35 UK time.

• Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:26 UTC

  Lecture on Falklands Liberation Anniversary at Queen's University in Belfast

  

  As part of the Falkland Islands' 40th anniversary year of events in the UK, a delegation from Falkland House visited Belfast and Northern Ireland.

• Wednesday, June 22nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Freedom of the Falklands granted to South Atlantic Medal holders

  

  As part of the Falklands40 commemorations, the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 Holders were awarded the Freedom of the Falkland Islands.

• Tuesday, June 21st 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Argentine Army Panhard AML90 refurbished in time for Falklands 40th anniversary

  

  A French built armored reconnaissance vehicle which saw service during the 1982 Falklands conflict by the Argentine Army has been painstakingly refurbished in time for the Falklands 40th Anniversary.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Defense Secretary Wallace pays tribute to Falklands' Veterans

  

  Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has paid tribute to veterans of the Falkland Islands conflict. In an address released by the Ministry of Defense (MOD), Mr Wallace reflected on the “sacrifice” and the “amazing achievement” of the UK's Armed Forces.

• Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 09:17 UTC

  MPs and Lords attend service for Falklands Liberation; Union Jack flies at West Falkland

  

  This Wednesday, June 15, a joint service was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, attended by Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 10:15 UTC

  “People everywhere have a right to decide their own future,” PM Johnson at Falklands' Liberation ceremony

  

  At a ceremony Tuesday morning held at Staffordshire's National Memorial Arboretum, British prime minister Boris Johnson praised the daring bravery of Veterans, recalling that on the very day, exactly forty years ago, British soldiers entered Stanley and liberated the Falkland Islands from foreign occupation. And since Liberation, the Falkland Islands have lived and thrived in peace and freedom looking into the future.

• Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Falklands ceremony and parade at Liberation Memorial on the 40th anniversary

  

  Hundreds turned out in Stanley on Tuesday to follow events marking the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine occupation in 1982.