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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

Reuters

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/
without-fanfare-or-much-thanks-britain-departs-from-iraq-1202313.html?action=Popup&ino=2

A moment for truth as Britain exits Iraq

The Independent        18 December 2008

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

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

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/
RoyalMarineFrom40CommandoRoyalMarinesKilledInAfghanistan.htm

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/
CaptainAlexEida2ndLieutenantRalphJohnsonAndLanceCorporalRossNichollsKilledInAfghanistan.htm

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/
LieutenantTomMildinhallAndLanceCorporalPaulFarrellyKilledInIraq.htm

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  

British army

https://www.army.mod.uk/  

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

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

rmy chief > General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the army        2006

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

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

http://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

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/nov/11/firstworldwar?picture=339561567

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 (plur)

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

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

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

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/TwoRlcSoldiersKilledInAfghanistan.htm

the Queen's Dragoon Guards

http://www.qdg.org.uk/

http://www.army.mod.uk/qdg/index.htm

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PeopleInDefence/
LieutenantTomMildinhallAndLanceCorporalPaulFarrellyKilledInIraq.htm

cadet

The Big Red One

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=5460

Lieutenant Aaron Lewis

29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery

http://www.army.mod.uk/9821.aspx

Cpl Churcher

serving with Headquarters 20th Armoured Brigade

http://www.army.mod.uk/9740.aspx

Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe,

commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/5732150/
Death-of-British-Army-officer-heartbreaking-says-Prince-Charles.html

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