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Jun 11, 2022
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lance corporal christopher— david thomas. lance corporal christopher francis _ david thomas. had, his sister was anxiously awaiting news at the world guards barracks, where she lived. world guards barracks, where she lived-— world guards barracks, where she lived. ~ ~ , she lived. when we were kids, steve and _ she lived. when we were kids, steve and i — she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used _ she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used to _ she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used to violate - she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used to violate cat| steve and i used to violate cat a dog, but when hejoined the army and then when i went into quarters are used to come to me for sunday dinner and things like that so used to see him all the time, you know. bisley is the new started filtering through, everything started to be very, very soonjude. it was a horrible atmosphere once people started knowing. i didn't know until a phone home that my brother had died. i don't think it had sunk in, noda could believe it had happened. this noda could believe it had h
lance corporal christopher— david thomas. lance corporal christopher francis _ david thomas. had, his sister was anxiously awaiting news at the world guards barracks, where she lived. world guards barracks, where she lived-— world guards barracks, where she lived. ~ ~ , she lived. when we were kids, steve and _ she lived. when we were kids, steve and i — she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used _ she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used to _ she lived. when we were kids, steve...
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Jun 14, 2022
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corporal philip anthony sweet, lance corporal nicholas david. mark thomas. ds steve newberry was on the galahad. his sister was anxiously awaiting news at the welsh guards barracks, where she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used to fight like cat and dog, but when hejoined the army, and of course then when i went into quarters, i mean, he used to come to me for sunday dinner and things like that, so i used to see him all the time, you know. obviously, as news started filtering through, everything started being very, very subdued. it was a horrible atmosphere once people started knowing. i didn't know until i phoned home that my brother had died. i don't think it sunk in. nobody could believe it had happened. as the task force headed home, many remained in the falklands, dealing with the aftermath of war. and bad luck remained with the welsh guards. what we did underestimate was the numbers, because we had no idea until probably aboutjune i6, 17, when we're having to feed something like 13,000 to 15,000 argentine prisoners of war who were all down at sta
corporal philip anthony sweet, lance corporal nicholas david. mark thomas. ds steve newberry was on the galahad. his sister was anxiously awaiting news at the welsh guards barracks, where she lived. when we were kids, steve and i used to fight like cat and dog, but when hejoined the army, and of course then when i went into quarters, i mean, he used to come to me for sunday dinner and things like that, so i used to see him all the time, you know. obviously, as news started filtering through,...
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Jun 8, 2022
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lance corporal nicholas david mark thomas. lance corporal christopher francis ward.em. this is about ten days after the ship was hit. the ship was still there, burning. and the boss said to me, "would you read the names out?" so, yeah, it was a difficult time. not a single day in the last 40 years have gone by, i have not thought about it. not one day i don't think those boys. i knew every one of them. newsreel: skyhawks - four or five came low i across the bay to bomb the two landing ships unloading men and supplies. - there's been a call gone out — red, red, red — and then you see skyhawks looping across the sky, and suddenly everybody�*s shooting at these skyhawks. instantly, things went into slow motion and i saw an aircraft fire above the hatch, and you could tell that's not a harrier — it looks like a skyhawk. one of the ships — sir galahad — burst into flames immediately. i the ship had been carrying two. companies of the welsh guards. although she'd been- anchored for several hours, they were still aboard. bang! and then woosh. i must have been picked up and
lance corporal nicholas david mark thomas. lance corporal christopher francis ward.em. this is about ten days after the ship was hit. the ship was still there, burning. and the boss said to me, "would you read the names out?" so, yeah, it was a difficult time. not a single day in the last 40 years have gone by, i have not thought about it. not one day i don't think those boys. i knew every one of them. newsreel: skyhawks - four or five came low i across the bay to bomb the two landing...
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Jun 8, 2022
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lance corporal nicholas david mark thomas. lance corporal christopher francis ward.red now. at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. this is about ten days after the ship was hit. the ship was still there, burning. and the boss said to me... "will you read the names out?" so, yeah, it was a difficult time. not a single day in the last 40 years have gone by, i have not thought about it. not one day i don't think those boys. i knew every one of them. newsreel: skyhawks - four or five came low i across the bay to bomb the two landing ships unloading men and supplies. - there's been a call gone out — red, red, red — and then you see skyhawks looping across the sky, and suddenly everybody�*s shooting at these skyhawks. instantly, things went into slow motion and i saw an aircraft fire above the hatch, and you could tell that's not a harrier — it looks like a skyhawk. one of the ships — sir galahad — burst into flames immediately. i the ship had been carrying two. companies of the welsh guards. although she'd been- anchored for several hours
lance corporal nicholas david mark thomas. lance corporal christopher francis ward.red now. at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. this is about ten days after the ship was hit. the ship was still there, burning. and the boss said to me... "will you read the names out?" so, yeah, it was a difficult time. not a single day in the last 40 years have gone by, i have not thought about it. not one day i don't think those boys. i knew every one of them....