Veteran Stories

Bill Noble

Written by Peter Cook SCOTS Guardsman Bill Noble was on the shore at Bluff Cove when the Sir Galahad was hit. He had sailed round from San Carlos aboard the assault ship HMS Fearless,...
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Kevin Macdonald and Eon Matthews

Written by Peter Cook GROWING up in the Sussex port of Newhaven, Kevin MacDonald and Eon Matthews ( left) had been school pals and fellow Sea Cadets. But May 1982 saw them serving with the...
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Len Goldsmith

Written by Peter Cook LUGGING a 34lb rocket launcher over rocky terrain and up the side of a mountain while suffering from trench foot is not everyone's idea of fun. It wasn't what Royal...
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Neil Wilkinson

Written by Peter Cook ON BOARD the RFA ship Sir Galahad, the Welsh Guards were preparing to go ashore at Bluff Cove. But the landing platform at the stern of the vessel refused to drop down....
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Simon Weston

Written by Peter Cook FALKLANDS hero Simon Weston was among the guests at the 2012 War and Peace Show which celebrated its 30th anniversary year.  It was also the 30th anniversary of the...
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Peter Robinson

Written by Peter Cook WITHOUT the ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Task Force could never have operated so far from home. Vessels like RFA Tidespring kept them supplied with fuel,...
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Steve Tuffen

Written by Peter Cook AFTER he was shot through the head, Steve Tuffen lay out on a bleak hillside for four hours before medics could get to him. "Apparently I was still conscious when...
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Tina Watkins

Written by Peter Cook TINA Watkins was one of the few women involved in the Falklands campaign. She wa s a stewardess aboard the luxury cruise liner Canberra, and when it was announced the...
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