Tag: Sir Henry Leach

• Saturday, December 31st 2011 - 03:18 UTC

  Thatcher was warned about risks of Navy cuts a year before the Falklands conflict

  

  Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was warned about the risks in slashing Britain's navy, a year before the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, secret files released Friday showed.

• Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 02:56 UTC

  Memorial service for Admiral of the Fleet who was decisive for the Falkland’s recovery

  

  Representatives from the United Kingdom top echelon of the armed forces and Falklands’ representative in London were among 800 people who attended a memorial service in Hampshire for Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Leach