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For King and country:

a group of soldiers photographed

by Louis and Antoinette Thuillier.

Photograph: Courtesy Kerry Stokes Collection,

The Louis and Antoinette Thuillier Collection

The Lost Tommies by Ross Coulthart review

– young martyrs to pointlessness

G

Sunday 29 May 2016    07.30 BST

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/29/
lost-tommies-ross-coulthart-review-first-world-war-photographs-soldiers-louis-antoinette-thuilliers

A soldier climbs out of his tank in Basra in 2005.

Angry crowds attacked British forces in the city

after Iraqi authorities said they had detained

two British undercover soldiers for firing on police

Credit: Reuters

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/
without-fanfare-or-much-thanks-britain-departs-from-iraq-1202313.htm
 - 18 December 2008

A moment for truth as Britain exits Iraq

The Independent

18 December 2008

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/
a-moment-for-truth-as-britain-exits-iraq-1202312.html - 18 December 2008

Ministry of Defence    MoD

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence  

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/
ministry-of-defence 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/15/mod-military-arms-firms

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20121018131644/
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/
RoyalMarineFrom40CommandoRoyalMarinesKilledInAfghanistan.htm

https://www.gov.uk/government/fatalities/
captain-alex-eida-2nd-lieutenant-ralph-johnson-and-lance-corporal-ross-nicholls-
killed-in-afghanistan

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/may/28/
british-pilots-afghanistan-thermobaric-weapons

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/sep/30/military.iraq 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/10/media.pressandpublishing 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2007/apr/09/frontpagenews.news

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/02/afghanistan.iraq 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/may/30/iraq.military

military

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/
military

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/aug/20/
racism-in-the-army-the-soldier-who-took-the-uk-military-to-court-
podcast - Guardian podcast

British army

https://www.army.mod.uk/  

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/oct/15/uk.afghanistan 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2006/jun/01/
british-army-personnel-organisation

racism in the army

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/aug/20/
racism-in-the-army-the-soldier-who-took-the-uk-military-to-court-
podcast - Guardian podcast

General Sir Mike Jackson    1944-2024

military commander

Former head of the British army

and commander in the Gulf war of 2003

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/24/
letter-gen-sir-mike-jackson-obituary

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/16/
general-sir-mike-jackson-obituary

General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the army

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/oct/15/uk.iraq 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2006/oct/15/leaders.politics 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/oct/13/iraq.iraq

Territorial Army        TA

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/oct/14/
philip-hammond-territorial-army-reserve

The Royal Air Force        RAF

http://www.raf.mod.uk/

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/sep/23/military.topstories3 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2006/jun/01/royl-air-force-raf-personnel-organisation 
 

airmen

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/sep/24/afghanistan.military 

The Royal Navy

https://www.theguardian.com/military/navy/0,,747469,00.html  

British Royal Marine Commandos

Royal Marines

beasting, hazing, japping, joining runs, sprog olympics

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/28/military.immigrationpolicy

soldier

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/03/
seymour-norton-taylor-first-world-war-service-memories

reservist

call up reservists

cyclist soldiers / cycling units during 20th century conflicts

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/07/
remembering-our-cyclist-soldiers-bikes-wars

British and Commonwealth soldiers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2008/nov/11/
firstworldwar 

sign up

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/07/
remembering-our-cyclist-soldiers-bikes-wars

private

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/28/iraq.military 

squaddie

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/28/iraq.military  

Tommy, Tommies (plural)

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/may/29/
lost-tommies-ross-coulthart-review-
first-world-war-photographs-soldiers-louis-antoinette-thuilliers

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/
happy-birthday-harry-patch-last-veteran-of-the-trenches-turns-111-1704823.html  - 14 June 2009

the Navy

infantry

infantryman

corps

D Squadron, Household Cavalry

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/18/afghanistan.military 

Squadron Leader Eric Foster    1903-2006

http://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/may/11/guardianobituaries.secondworldwar

British army:

one young recruit's story

G    28 October 2013

British army: one young recruit's story

Video        G        28 October 2013

Britain is one of just 19 countries

that still recruit 16-year-olds to the armed forces.

A new report claims

that younger recruits are more likely to suffer

from PTSD, alcohol problems and suicide

than those who join as adults.

This video tells the story of David Buck who joined the army at 17

but now feels he was conned by misleading recruitment marketing

YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TpI2eK51kIk&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLa_1MA_DEorGkBGoM7RIsnGMMKOitJZ0e

WW1 > enlist

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2014/apr/24/
men-queue-to-enlist-for-war-1915-then-and-now

WW1 > conscientious objectors / 'conchies'

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/apr/25/
conscientious-objectors-men-fought-different-battle

recruit

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2013/oct/28/
british-army-young-recruit-video

recruit

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2013/oct/28/
british-army-young-recruit-video

recruitment

Army Foundation College in Harrogate >

Junior soldiers graduation parade

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2013/aug/16/
junior-soldiers-parade-harrogate-pictures

Sandhurst, the elite military academy

eight British military personnel

British troops

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/08/
british-troops-lose-control-afghanistan-marine-court-martial

British troops in Iraq

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/nov/15/
comment.politics2

paras

infantry

infantry regiment

front-line unit

Desert Rats

1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/17/british-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-explosion

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/07/100th-british-soldier-killed-afghanistan

Household Cavalry Regiment Battle Group

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/17/british-soldiers-killed-afghanistan-explosion

Cavalry

The Black Watch 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jun/24/afghanistan-black-watch-double-life

Black Watch soldier

regular soldier

members of the Royal Logistics Corps (RLC)

attached to the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Battlegroup

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/may/04/british-soldiers-killed-mortar-afghanistan

https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20121018123928/
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/
TwoRlcSoldiersKilledInAfghanistan.htm 

the Queen's Dragoon Guards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
1st_The_Queen's_Dragoon_Guards

cadet

Lieutenant Aaron Lewis

29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery

Cpl Churcher

serving with Headquarters 20th Armoured Brigade

Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe,

commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards

2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/20/afghanistan-british-soldier

Corporal Joseph Etchells,

from the Joint Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/29/
iraq.monarchy 

comrade

platoon leader

UK > battalion        UK / USA

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/oct/12/afghanistan.military

Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Tootal,

commander of 3rd Battalion,

the Parachute Regiment Battle Group

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/oct/12/afghanistan.military 

units of a Black Watch battlegroup

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/oct/28/iraq.iraq 

29 Commando Royal Artillery

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/16/afghanistan-soldier-dies

42 Commando

duty

tour of duty

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/07/prince-harry-afghanistan-apache-helicopter

call of duty

Royal Military police    RMP

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/feb/11/
iraq.uk