Falklands : Falklands FIDF to Get Lapel Badges
Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network (Juanita Brock) 25.08.2007 (Article Archived on 08.09.2007)

Falkland Islands Defence Force Members who served in April 1982 will be getting lapel badges commemorating the event.

LAPEL BADGES FOR FIDF

By J. Brock (FINN)

Whilst dealing with Mr Casey Bowling of the Ministry of Defence, who has been most helpful, Jock Elliot, Secretary of the local SAMA’82 Branch, received 28 Veterans Lapel Badges and letters in respect of the following members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force who reported for Active Service Duty on the 1^st April 1982, the eve of the Argentine Invasion:

Mr Gerald Cheek                     Mr Marvin Clarke

Mr Anthony Davies                  Mr Douglas Hansen

Mr Patrick Peck                        Mr Tony Pettersson

Mr Derek Patterson                  Mr Gavin Short

Mr Robert Stewart                               Mr Brian Summers

Mr Terrence Summers               Mr Kenneth McKay

Mr Fraser Wallace                                Mr Vernon Steen

Mr Robert Rozee                      Mr Leslie Harris

Mr Neil Ford                                         Mr Robert McKaskill

Mr Derek Smith                                    Mr Len McGill

Mr Les Biggs                                         Mr Owen Summers

Mr Gerald Summers                             Mr Charlie Coutts

Mr Jeremy Smith                                  Mr Martyn Smith

Mr Stuart Wallace                    Mr Robert King

These members of the Falkland Islands Defence Force who reported for active service duty in Stanley on 1^st April 1982, not knowing what to expect on the eve of the Argentine Invasion, came forward on that fateful day for the Islands to do their duty.

Jock has sent a letter to Mr Casey Bowling on behalf of the veterans and the South Atlantic Medal Association (Falkland Islands), to say thank you very much for his very kind and helpful assistance in getting these well-deserved badges to these men.  

His Excellency The Governor of the Falkland Islands, Mr Alan Huckle, will make presentations to these veterans in this 25^th Anniversary year on behalf of the Under Secretary of State for Service Personnel & Veterans of the Armed Force of the United Kingdom.

Jock says, “I believe I speak for many ex-veterans of the British Forces when I say that this is a great recognition of the Falkland Islands Defence Force, all men from the Community of whom we should all be proud turned to in order to defend their Islands from a foreign invader.”

For more information contact:

H J ELLIOT

Secretary

South Atlantic Medal Association (Falkland Islands)

Tel: 00 500 27133

Fax: 00 500 27137

e-mail:  jelliot.training@sec.gov.fk

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