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Administrator · Dave Jones

Are individuals who have been awarded the ISAF NATO medal as well as the GSM Afghanistan clasp allowed to wear the medal. the medal looks very much like the Bosnia/Kosovo medal. I am trying to get a difined answer because i need to get my medals mounted, any information would be much appreciated. Dave...

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Dear Fellow Riflemen, Whilst many will have heard of me as the Chairman of the Rifles London Club I actually live near Wallingford in Oxfordshire. The Rifles has the freedom of Wallingford which comes to us through the Royal Berkshire Regiment, whose badge adorns the front of the Town Hall. Therefor...

Sharron Hudson

Hi every one, I am the daughter of Ken Hudson ex 1 RGJ and my son is 1 RGJ now 2 Rifles. We are 14 mums of 2 Rifles soldiers who are coming together to remember and honour the 14 brave men of 2 Rifles who gave their all in Afghanistan in 2009. We want to show the families of the brave soldiers from the battalion w...

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There has long been a connection between the King`s Royal Rifle Corps and the historic town of Colchester in Essex which dates back to 1858 when the depot companies of the 3rd and 4th Battalions were stationed there whilst the battalions were in India. In later years the 3rd Battalion formed a part of...

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Ken Wharton, author of a 'Long Long War; Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland, 1969-98' and 'Bullets Bombs and Cups of Tea; Further Voices of the British Army in Northern Ireland' and 'Bloody Belfast; An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA' is now writing his 4th book. En...

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You may remember that in the last Ezine which was published in mid December last year we featured an article about Perry Chapman who following his service with 2RGJ was now creating rifleman like figurines which were being sold in support of Leukaemia Research and H4H. You will remember that Perry`...

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A total of 146 members of the Armed Forces and one civilian have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 19 March 2010.Afghanistan.Distinguished Service Order (DSO) BrigTimothy Buchan RADFORD, OBE. Late the Light Infantry Acting Colonel Robert John THOMSON, MB...

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Gentlemen, You will wish to be aware of the most recent set of Senior Army Appointments announced in the National Media on Sat 13th March: Maj Gen J.H. Gordon (Late RGJ), currently Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Bases Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, to be Senior...

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Front and back covers of helmand diary 2 RIFLES Helmand Diary tells the story of the 2 Rifles Battle Group during the summer of 2009. In soft covered, A4 landscape format with 216 pages, it is lavishly illustrated with stunning pictures of the Battle Group at work, rest and play. Profits from the sal...

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Bloody Belfast: An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA. For this reason, you might like to know that Bloody Belfast: An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA will be released on 1 March 2010. You can pre-order yours for just £15.49 (23% off the RRP) by following the li...

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To be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, in the rank of General, in succession to General Sir John McColl KCB CBE DSO, in February 2011. Lieutenant General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE (Late Royal Green Jackets), currently Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force and United King...

Anonymous

All I hope you don't mind me posting this here. My Dad died last Oct at the age of 63. I will miss the Sunday Mornings lying in bed to be woken by my Dad blasting out High on a Hill, and the famous Regimental march trying to get us out of bed! Unbeknown to us my Dad (David Smith) had written various poems about be...

Richard Frost

The Cpl in the cupola of the Ferret Scout Car is definitely Cpl Nick Carter and the driver is Rfn Freeman. Stiil trying to positively identify the other two.

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Target 125 is SSAFA Forces Help´s big fundraising initiative for 2010. Here´s your mission. Raise £125 and help us to continue to provide direct, practical support for our servicemen and women when they need us most. Visit the web page HEREWhen Is It? Target 125 will run throughout 2010, so whenever...

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On the 4th of February 2010 the Regular Forces Employment Association (RFEA) will celebrate its 125th Anniversary As a result of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the dedication, bravery and sacrifice of our Armed Forces is constantly in the news and in the thoughts of the nation. There is al...

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The attached photograph shows members of 2nd Green Jackets (KRRC) in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in 1961/2, soon after the wall went up. Can you identify any of the people in the photgraph below? The fellow on the left is a Lance-Corporal. The commander of the Ferret is a Corporal. The chap s...

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John Kidd is a very good artist who has had his work signed by Andy Mcnab and auctioned for the benefit of The Rifles charities. Please see below a reduced size copy of the original work of The Rifles Girl that bought in £400 on auction. John Kidd writes: If anyone is interested, I run a stall at the Chatham...

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One of our guests on the show is a former member of the Rifle Brigade Lawrence Curtis, now 90 years old, and a recent participant in the 2009 Cenotaph Parade on Remembrance Sunday. We would love to have you with as many other Green Jackets as we can get into our studio audience when we film with Lawrence....

JOYCE UDEN AND FAMILY

Joyce and family wish to say thank you to Billy Hughes , Ken Ambrose, Ginger Dixon for all their help .Thank you to everybody for their kind words and thoughts on the memorial board and to all those who attended the funeral of Peter .

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ABOUT 'SAILING FOR HEROES' A joint initiative between Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners and the Royal Solent Yacht Club, SAILING FOR HEROES is our tribute to Britain's serving armed forces. We're asking people to join us 2nd-4th July 2010 for a weekend of racing on the water, plus military themed ...

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The Band and Bugles of The Rifles in conjunction with John Tams have recorded 2 tracks from their repertoire and are bringing out a CD in December 09.This single will contain the tracks “Love’s Farewell” and “Over The Hills” and retails at £4.99.All profits will be shared between Help for Heroes and T...

terry wrighting

It is with great sadness that I have to inform all fellow riflemen that are old mucker Chippy is seriously ill with terminal cancer. He is at the moment in a Hospice in Windsor and has very little time left with us,his family are with him now.Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

Richard (Jack) Frost KRRC Assn

I notified members a week or so ago that Kevin was terminally ill and in the Royal Free Hosptal, Hampstead in North London. Kevin's daughter Angela called to let me know that Kevin had made some progress and was released from the Intensive Care Unit to go home, but is still terminally ill. I will keep m...

Martin Lile

Rifleman Airways is a virtual airline for the flight simulator community in FSX and FS2004. Give the website a look at www.riflemansairways.com

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We have sadly reached a time where the amount of service personnel who have acquired some form of disability or long-term injury, as a result of time spent within the Armed Forces now far outweighs the number of non-operational roles individuals would traditionaly be offered, should they stay with...

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For those of you that know him Peter Uden had a serious fall early on Thursday morning and broke his hip. In normal terms this would not present a life threatening injury but as some of you will know Peter has had various health problems in the last few years, the most recent being to do with his heart and th...

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The Sharpe Appreciation Society P.O. Box 360, Cobham Surrey, KT11 9DE Website: www.southessex.co.uk Email: sharpeappreciationsociety@sky.com Hon. President: Bernard CornwellTrustees: Malcolm Craddock and Muir Sutherland Dear Fellow Riflemen, Let me introduce myself and the Sh...

Richard Frost MBE at Davies St

I have been informed by the family of Kevin that he is terminally ill in the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London. He is in Ward 10 North and if anyone out there remembers Kevin and is able to spare a while to visit him it would be hugely appreciated by his family. I have already arranged for the RGJ Fla...

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Great selection of Rifles gifts, Christmas cards and other bargains atwww.riflesdirect.com The only shop where even your smallest purchase benefits so many others. Don’t delay – buy today – last posting date for Xmas 15th Dec.

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There will be an evening talk by Lt Col Rob Thomson at:The London Rifles Club 56 Davies Street LONDON Wistarting at 6pm on 20th January 2010Lt Col Rob Thomson, commanding officer 2 Rifles, will speak about his own and the battalion's experiences in Helmand in a talk which is sure to be enlightening, up...

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	ISAF NATO MEDAL (closed) (Preview) Are individuals who have been awarded the ISAF NATO medal as well as the GSM Afghanistan clasp allowed to wear the medal. the medal looks very much like the Bosnia/Kosovo medal. I am trying to get a difined answer because i need to get my medals mounted, any information would be much appreciated. Dave...	Dave Jones	1	976	May 4, 2010 by Administrator
	Please Support The Rifles Care for Casualties appeal. (closed) (Preview) Dear Fellow Riflemen, Whilst many will have heard of me as the Chairman of the Rifles London Club I actually live near Wallingford in Oxfordshire. The Rifles has the freedom of Wallingford which comes to us through the Royal Berkshire Regiment, whose badge adorns the front of the Town Hall. Therefor...	Administrator	0	826	Apr 30, 2010 by Administrator
	Riflemums Challenge. (closed) (Preview) Hi every one, I am the daughter of Ken Hudson ex 1 RGJ and my son is 1 RGJ now 2 Rifles. We are 14 mums of 2 Rifles soldiers who are coming together to remember and honour the 14 brave men of 2 Rifles who gave their all in Afghanistan in 2009. We want to show the families of the brave soldiers from the battalion w...	Sharron Hudson	2	1319	Apr 20, 2010 by 2 Rifles/1RGJ
	The King`s Royal Rifle Corps Ensures its Links with Colchester (closed) (Preview) There has long been a connection between the King`s Royal Rifle Corps and the historic town of Colchester in Essex which dates back to 1858 when the depot companies of the 3rd and 4th Battalions were stationed there whilst the battalions were in India. In later years the 3rd Battalion formed a part of...	Administrator	0	732	Apr 20, 2010 by Administrator
	Ken Wharton's Next Northern Ireland Book (closed) (Preview) Ken Wharton, author of a 'Long Long War; Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland, 1969-98' and 'Bullets Bombs and Cups of Tea; Further Voices of the British Army in Northern Ireland' and 'Bloody Belfast; An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA' is now writing his 4th book. En...	Administrator	0	718	Apr 10, 2010 by Administrator
	Perry Chapman Sculptures on Sale in Support of Care 4 Casualties and Leukaemia Research (closed) (Preview) You may remember that in the last Ezine which was published in mid December last year we featured an article about Perry Chapman who following his service with 2RGJ was now creating rifleman like figurines which were being sold in support of Leukaemia Research and H4H. You will remember that Perry`...	Administrator	0	1345	Mar 27, 2010 by Administrator
	Operational Honours and Awards List: 19 March 2010 (closed) (Preview) A total of 146 members of the Armed Forces and one civilian have received honours and awards in the Operational Honours List dated today, 19 March 2010.Afghanistan.Distinguished Service Order (DSO) BrigTimothy Buchan RADFORD, OBE. Late the Light Infantry Acting Colonel Robert John THOMSON, MB...	Administrator	0	3111	Mar 19, 2010 by Administrator
	Senior Appointments List (RGJ) (closed) (Preview) Gentlemen, You will wish to be aware of the most recent set of Senior Army Appointments announced in the National Media on Sat 13th March: Maj Gen J.H. Gordon (Late RGJ), currently Commander British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Bases Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, to be Senior...	Administrator	0	952	Mar 15, 2010 by Administrator
	2 RIFLES HELMAND DIARY 2009 (closed) (Preview) *Front and back covers of helmand diary* 2 RIFLES Helmand Diary tells the story of the 2 Rifles Battle Group during the summer of 2009. In soft covered, A4 landscape format with 216 pages, it is lavishly illustrated with stunning pictures of the Battle Group at work, rest and play. Profits from the sal...	Administrator	0	1686	Mar 1, 2010 by Administrator
	New Book - Bloody Belfast by Ken Wharton (RGJ) Released for sale on 1st March (closed) (Preview) *Bloody Belfast: An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA. For this reason, you might like to know that Bloody Belfast: An Oral History of the British Army's War Against the IRA* will be released on 1 March 2010. You can pre-order yours for just £15.49 (23% off the RRP) by following the li...	Administrator	0	1077	Feb 27, 2010 by Administrator
	GENERAL OFFICERS APPOINTMENTS (closed) (Preview) To be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, in the rank of General, in succession to General Sir John McColl KCB CBE DSO, in February 2011. Lieutenant General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE (Late Royal Green Jackets), currently Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force and United King...	Administrator	1	1375	Feb 26, 2010 by Deputy Webmaster
	Rifleman's Poems - by ex KRRC & 2RGJ Rifleman (closed) (Preview) All I hope you don't mind me posting this here. My Dad died last Oct at the age of 63. I will miss the Sunday Mornings lying in bed to be woken by my Dad blasting out High on a Hill, and the famous Regimental march trying to get us out of bed! Unbeknown to us my Dad (David Smith) had written various poems about be...	Anonymous	1	2291	Jan 28, 2010 by Keith Kneller
	Berlin photo (closed) (Preview) The Cpl in the cupola of the Ferret Scout Car is definitely Cpl Nick Carter and the driver is Rfn Freeman. Stiil trying to positively identify the other two.	Richard Frost	0	810	Jan 17, 2010 by Richard Frost
	SSAFA Target 125 (closed) (Preview) Target 125 is SSAFA Forces Help´s big fundraising initiative for 2010. Here´s your mission. Raise £125 and help us to continue to provide direct, practical support for our servicemen and women when they need us most. Visit the web page HEREWhen Is It? Target 125 will run throughout 2010, so whenever...	Administrator	0	653	Jan 17, 2010 by Administrator
	The Regular Forces Employment Association (RFEA) celebrates its 125th Anniversary (closed) (Preview) On the 4th of February 2010 the Regular Forces Employment Association (RFEA) will celebrate its 125th Anniversary As a result of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the dedication, bravery and sacrifice of our Armed Forces is constantly in the news and in the thoughts of the nation. There is al...	Administrator	0	810	Jan 17, 2010 by Administrator
	RGJ Museum Photo of the Month (closed) (Preview) The attached photograph shows members of 2nd Green Jackets (KRRC) in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in 1961/2, soon after the wall went up. Can you identify any of the people in the photgraph below? The fellow on the left is a Lance-Corporal. The commander of the Ferret is a Corporal. The chap s...	Administrator	7	1744	Jan 14, 2010 by Roy Stanger
	John Kidd - Working in support of The Rifles Charities (Preview) John Kidd is a very good artist who has had his work signed by Andy Mcnab and auctioned for the benefit of The Rifles charities. Please see below a reduced size copy of the original work of The Rifles Girl that bought in £400 on auction. John Kidd writes: If anyone is interested, I run a stall at the Chatham...	Administrator	0	1156	Jan 14, 2010 by Administrator
	Sky TV and Forces Reunited Presented by Former GMTV host Fiona Phillips (Preview) One of our guests on the show is a former member of the Rifle Brigade Lawrence Curtis, now 90 years old, and a recent participant in the 2009 Cenotaph Parade on Remembrance Sunday. We would love to have you with as many other Green Jackets as we can get into our studio audience when we film with Lawrence....	Administrator	0	1026	Dec 23, 2009 by Administrator
	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PETER UDEN (Preview) Joyce and family wish to say thank you to Billy Hughes , Ken Ambrose, Ginger Dixon for all their help .Thank you to everybody for their kind words and thoughts on the memorial board and to all those who attended the funeral of Peter .	JOYCE UDEN AND FAMILY	0	888	Dec 17, 2009 by JOYCE UDEN AND FAMILY
	'SAILING FOR HEROES' (Preview) ABOUT 'SAILING FOR HEROES' A joint initiative between Yarmouth Harbour Commissioners and the Royal Solent Yacht Club, SAILING FOR HEROES is our tribute to Britain's serving armed forces. We're asking people to join us 2nd-4th July 2010 for a weekend of racing on the water, plus military themed ...	Administrator	0	724	Dec 16, 2009 by Administrator
	Loves Farewell CD Now Launched With On Line Download (Preview) The Band and Bugles of The Rifles in conjunction with John Tams have recorded 2 tracks from their repertoire and are bringing out a CD in December 09.This single will contain the tracks “Love’s Farewell” and “Over The Hills” and retails at £4.99.All profits will be shared between Help for Heroes and T...	Administrator	0	804	Dec 13, 2009 by Administrator
	Bob(Chippy) Carpenter. 1 GJ-1RGJ (Preview) It is with great sadness that I have to inform all fellow riflemen that are old mucker Chippy is seriously ill with terminal cancer. He is at the moment in a Hospice in Windsor and has very little time left with us,his family are with him now.Our thoughts and prayers are with them.	terry wrighting	1	948	Dec 9, 2009 by Anonymous
	Bob Carpenter and his brother Kevin. (Preview) I notified members a week or so ago that Kevin was terminally ill and in the Royal Free Hosptal, Hampstead in North London. Kevin's daughter Angela called to let me know that Kevin had made some progress and was released from the Intensive Care Unit to go home, but is still terminally ill. I will keep m...	Richard (Jack) Frost KRRC Assn	1	819	Dec 9, 2009 by Anonymous
	Rifleman Airways (Preview) Rifleman Airways is a virtual airline for the flight simulator community in FSX and FS2004. Give the website a look at www.riflemansairways.com	Martin Lile	0	782	Dec 6, 2009 by Martin Lile
	"Soldier on!" Current Job Vacancies. (Preview) We have sadly reached a time where the amount of service personnel who have acquired some form of disability or long-term injury, as a result of time spent within the Armed Forces now far outweighs the number of non-operational roles individuals would traditionaly be offered, should they stay with...	Administrator	0	804	Dec 2, 2009 by Administrator
	Peter Uden VSI (Preview) For those of you that know him Peter Uden had a serious fall early on Thursday morning and broke his hip. In normal terms this would not present a life threatening injury but as some of you will know Peter has had various health problems in the last few years, the most recent being to do with his heart and th...	Administrator	5	1024	Nov 28, 2009 by Anonymous
	The Sharpe Appreciation Society (Preview) The Sharpe Appreciation Society P.O. Box 360, Cobham Surrey, KT11 9DE Website: www.southessex.co.uk Email: sharpeappreciationsociety@sky.com Hon. President: Bernard CornwellTrustees: Malcolm Craddock and Muir Sutherland Dear Fellow Riflemen, Let me introduce myself and the Sh...	Administrator	0	845	Nov 28, 2009 by Administrator
	ex C/Sgt Kevin(Chippy)Carpenter IRGJ (Preview) I have been informed by the family of Kevin that he is terminally ill in the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London. He is in Ward 10 North and if anyone out there remembers Kevin and is able to spare a while to visit him it would be hugely appreciated by his family. I have already arranged for the RGJ Fla...	Richard Frost MBE at Davies St	0	821	Nov 26, 2009 by Richard Frost MBE at Davies St
	See a great selection of gifts at The Rifles Shop (Preview) Great selection of Rifles gifts, Christmas cards and other bargains atwww.riflesdirect.com The only shop where even your smallest purchase benefits so many others. Don’t delay – buy today – last posting date for Xmas 15th Dec.	Administrator	0	754	Nov 26, 2009 by Administrator
	2 Rifles in Helmand- An evening talk by Lt Col Rob Thomson (Preview) There will be an evening talk by Lt Col Rob Thomson at:The London Rifles Club 56 Davies Street LONDON Wistarting at 6pm on 20th January 2010Lt Col Rob Thomson, commanding officer 2 Rifles, will speak about his own and the battalion's experiences in Helmand in a talk which is sure to be enlightening, up...	Administrator	0	821	Nov 26, 2009 by Administrator
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