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The Royal Anglian Regiment

This infantry unit was formed in 1964 by merging the four regiments of the East Anglian Brigade. It has deployed on a variety of operations across the UK and around the world, including the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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A private of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, Iraq, 2006

This regiment was formed in 1964 by amalgamating the 1st, 2nd and 3rd East Anglian Regiments and The Royal Leicestershire Regiment . These became the new unit's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions respectively. It also had three territorial battalions.

It continues to recruit from 10 counties across the east of England: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland.

Cap badge of The Royal Anglian Regiment, c2000

3rd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, Aden, c1966

Deployments

The regiment’s 1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions all spent time in Aden in the 1960s during the insurgency against British rule there. In 1965, 1st Battalion moved to West Germany for three years and 2nd Battalion deployed to Cyprus for two years. 

The 4th Battalion was reduced to a single company in 1970, before being disbanded completely five years later.

For the three remaining regular battalions, the 1970s and ‘80s were largely marked by rotation between West Germany, Northern Ireland and Britain. However, 3rd Battalion was also posted to Cyprus for two years from 1976.

The band of the 3rd Battalion performed in the opening titles for the comedy series ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ (1989).

2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, Belfast, c1985

A Warrior of the 2nd Royal Anglian Regiment, Bosnia, 1994

In 1992, the regiment was reduced to two regular battalions. Both of these served as peacekeepers in Bosnia , in 1994 and 1995 respectively. Tours of Northern Ireland continued until 2001 for 1st Battalion and 2005 for 2nd Battalion.

In 1999, the two remaining territorial battalions merged with 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion, The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment . The resulting unit was initially called the East of England Regiment, but was renamed 3rd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment in 2006.

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, Lydd Ranges, 2017

Recent years

The Royal Anglian Regiment's 21st-century deployments have included operations in Sierra Leone ,  Afghanistan , Iraq , Kenya, Mali and South Sudan, as well as overseas training exercises in Egypt, Canada and the USA.

Today, it is composed of two regular infantry battalions (1st and 2nd) and one Army Reserve light infantry battalion (3rd). These carry the nicknames 'The Vikings', 'The Poachers' and 'The Steelbacks' respectively.

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The National Army Museum works with a network of Regimental and Corps Museums across the UK to help preserve and share the history and traditions of the Army and its soldiers.

Discover more about The Royal Anglian Regiment by visiting the Royal Anglian Regiment Museum at IWM Duxford.

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The Royal Norfolk Regiment

This infantry unit was raised in 1685 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1959, it was amalgamated with The Suffolk Regiment to form the 1st East Anglian Regiment.

The Suffolk Regiment

This infantry unit was raised in 1685 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1959, it was amalgamated with The Royal Norfolk Regiment to form the 1st East Anglian Regiment.

The Northamptonshire Regiment

This infantry unit was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1960, when it was amalgamated with The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment.

The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment

This infantry unit was raised in 1685 and subsequently served in many British Army campaigns during its long history. In 1960, it was amalgamated with The Northamptonshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment.

The Essex Regiment

Formed in 1881, this infantry unit served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment.

The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

This infantry unit has origins dating back to 1688. It served with the British Army until 1958, when it was merged into the 3rd East Anglian Regiment.

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Thats a great remembrance photo for Operation Banner mate. Stand Easy boys  

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The first picture is Sangar 10 at the Crumlin Road, prison, spent a lot of time in there.  

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Oh yes and this one, a little synopsis of my second tour https://www.militaryimages.net/threads/operation-loren-northern-ireland-1992.5791/  

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After an obsessed childhood of anything war related, at the age of 16, I joined the British Army as an Infantryman, serving in The 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment. After 2 active tours, and postings to Germany, The United States, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, I went out into the big wide world, becoming ensnared in Sales management. But my heart was still in the military.

With many of my family serving in the military during WW2, including participation in the D Day landings, I never seemed to be too far away from my passion. That passion would become reinvigorated when I visited the open air museum, that is the Normandy Battlefield, with friends in 1998. This would eventually lead to our permanent move to the heart of the Normandy Battlefield in 2003.

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The Museum was set up in 1996 with generous donations from a wide variety of individuals, commercial organisations and charitable trusts. We receive a small annual grant from the Ministry of Defence but otherwise rely on donations and investment income to cover our operating costs.

The Museum is run by a Board of Trustees, all of whom serve on a voluntary basis. Our sole employee is our Curator, Miss Melissa Kozlenko. A number of volunteers generously help in the running of the Museum. If you are interested in joining our Volunteer Team please contact us.

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Name:  Lieutenant Colonel P G R Horrell TD DL (Peter) Bio:  Though now retired, Peter spent his entire working life in his old family dairy farming business in Peterborough.  He joined the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion of the Regiment at 18, being commissioned the following year.  He commanded a rifle platoon, the mortar platoon and then a rifle company, taking part in the large-scale exercises CRUSADER 80 and LIONHEART 84.  Subsequently he became the first TA officer instructor at Sandhurst, followed by command of the 5th Battalion from 1992 to 1995.  After leaving the TA he had a spell as the Regiment’s Deputy Honorary Colonel for Cambridgeshire, was Chairman of East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association from 2004 to 2010, and was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire in 2007.  He has been Chairman of the Trustees since 2013.

Name:  Major T Dormer TD (Tom) Bio: Born and educated in Northamptonshire, Tom joined the Regiment in 1972 on a short service limited commission serving with the 2nd Battalion and the 1st Battalion.  Subsequently he took a degree in historical geography at University College London, followed by postgraduate study.  A career as a serial entrepreneur followed, during which time he established and grew a number of businesses in various sectors, including battlefield tours.  He pursued his military interests by joining the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion in 1985, continuing to serve until 1998 by which time the Battalion had become 158 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, and by becoming the last Chairman of the Northamptonshire Regiment Association.  As a Trustee he is part of the team focusing on the displays in the Gallery.

Name:  Colonel N H Kelsey OBE TD (Nick) Bio:  After enjoying OTC service at the University of St Andrews, Nick joined the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion of the Regiment in 1969 in Lincoln. He subsequently transferred to the Hertford Company, and eventually became Commanding Officer of the Battalion. After a spell as TA Colonel at Sandhurst he became Chairman of East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association 2006-2011. In his civilian career Nick started as a French teacher, but then went into the film industry eventually setting up his own successful business. He has been a Trustee of the Museum since it opened in 1996 and as well as being the Trustees’ AV expert he oversees all the displays in the Gallery.

Name:  Lieutenant Colonel A C E Marinos (Tony) Bio: After reading French and politics at Leicester University Tony was commissioned into the 3rd Battalion of the Regiment and served with them in Germany and the UK.  After a spell as Adjutant of the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion he went to the 1st Battalion, being based in Colchester, Oakington and Northern Ireland.  He completed the technical staff course which led to appointments in the UK, Bosnia, Iraq and the Congo, and he was a company commander with the 2nd Battalion in Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.  On retirement in 2016 he completed a master’s degree in historic building conservation, then became Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Bowyers.  As a Trustee he assists with overseeing the Museum’s accreditation standards and its acquisitions, loans and disposals.

Name:  Mr J M H Naylor (Jimmy) Bio:  Jimmy enlisted with the 1st Battalion in 1994 and, unusually, spent his entire 22-year career with the Vikings. He served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. He specialised in communications, becoming Signals Platoon Colour Sergeant and Bowman Systems Manager. He retired from the Regular Army in 2016 and now works as a security manager. Jimmy was always interested in Regimental history and started to get involved with the Museum as the 1st Battalion’s representative at Trustees’ meetings. He is now a Trustee in his own right and much involved in the Museum’s outreach work.

Name:  Lieutenant Colonel A Powell MBE (Tony) Bio:  Tony joined the 1st Battalion in 1965 and became a specialist in anti-tank weapons. His early service included a spell as an instructor with the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion. Rising through the ranks he became Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion in 1982. He was then commissioned, serving as a Quartermaster and in various staff appointments including at the HQ of NATO’s Rapid Reaction Corps. Retiring from the Regular Army in 2001 he became Deputy Commandant of the Army’s Stanford Training Area in Norfolk. As a Trustee he focusses on the Museum’s accreditation standards and oversees its acquisitions, loans and disposals.

Name:  Captain P R Randall (Peter) Bio:  Following in his father’s footsteps Peter joined the 3rd Battalion in Cyprus on a ‘gap year’ commission in 1976. He then spent 3 years at Manchester University reading politics and economics before returning to the 3rd Battalion and becoming a regular officer serving in Colchester and Germany. He left the Army in 1984 to pursue ambitions in the business world. From 1989, after completing a Master of Business Administration degree, he focussed on his entrepreneurial skills setting up and growing a succession of businesses in the telecoms, internet and energy sectors. He is currently CEO of a green energy company. As a Trustee he brings his business skills to the Museum’s activities, and is particularly involved with developing its internet presence.

Name:  Major P H Williamson MBE (Peter) Bio:  Peter was commissioned into the Regiment direct from Cambridge University in 1965 and served with the 1st Battalion and the 3rd Battalion. A science graduate, he attended 2 long military technology courses, and became focussed on equipment procurement for the Services. On retirement in 1995 he went into the business world, specialising in company administration. Long interested in Regimental history, he is the Trustee primarily responsible for the Museum’s archives, and for its administration including being the point of contact with the Charity Commission. He is also Chairman of the Trustees of the Essex Regiment Museum.

Name:  Lieutenant Colonel R C J Goodin OBE (Robert) Bio: After completing the Regular Officers’ Commissioning course at RMA Sandhurst Robert joined the 1st Battalion of the Regiment in 1978.  He saw service in Germany, Northern Ireland, Afghanistan and Iraq as well as the UK.  He filled several staff appointments at brigade, divisional and corps level as well as in the MOD, attending the NATO Staff College course in Rome.  From 2004 to 2006 he commanded the East of England Regiment, reformed during his tour as 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment (TA).  His final Regular Army job was Commandant of Stanford Training Area in Norfolk.  He retired in 2013 to become Regimental Secretary at Regimental Headquarters.  In that capacity he is an Ex Officio Trustee.

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Name: Miss M D Kozlenko (Melissa) – Curator Blog

Bio: Melissa was born in Canada and grew up there, her parents’ families both having emigrated from England, and took a degree in ancient art and archaeology at Brock University in Ontario.  Wanting to get into the world of museums and feeling that there were more opportunities in the UK she relocated to Essex where her grandmother lived and set about building her career.  After working as a volunteer at the Essex Regiment Museum she obtained a part-time job there, subsequently becoming Collections Assistant at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum before being appointed our Curator in early 2018.  As the only full-time member of staff she oversees all aspects of the day-to-day running of the Museum, while pursuing her off-duty interests of dancing, 1940s vintage, and the gym.

Name:  Mr I D Hook (Ian) – Museum Mentor Bio: In order to comply with the Arts Council England Accreditation standard the Museum is required to have a Museum Mentor, an experienced museum professional who can provide curatorial advice to the Curator and the Trustees when required. Ian became interested in military history at a very early age. After graduating from Hull University he joined the curatorial staff of the National Army Museum, then became Curator of the Essex Regiment Museum. Until very recently he was Project Manager of the War Memorials Register at the Imperial War Museum. Ian’s interest in military matters is not just academic; he served for many years as Drum Major of the Honourable Artillery Company.

Name:  Major R P Grenfell (Bob) – Treasurer Bio:  Bob joined the Infantry Junior Leaders’ Battalion in 1969 and 3 years later was posted to the 1st Battalion of the Regiment. He rose through the ranks, serving in Cyprus, Germany, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar, becoming Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st Battalion in 1992. He was subsequently commissioned, and filled the post of Quartermaster with both the 1st Battalion and the 3rd (Army Reserve) Battalion. After a spell as an admin officer with the 3rd Battalion he became Assistant Regimental Secretary, focussing on Regimental finance and benevolence. A repository of much Regimental history, he serves the Trustees of the Museum as Treasurer.

Name:  Mr R J Stevens (Richard) – Working Party Member Bio:  Richard enlisted into the 1st Battalion in 1989 and served with them in England, Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan. He also completed tours of duty as an instructor of recruits at Catterick and as a recruiter in Norwich. After 24 years’ service he retired from the Regular Army as a Colour Sergeant and took up a full-time post with the 3rd (Army Reserve) Battalion based in Bury St Edmunds. Always interested in military history, he became involved with the Museum initially as the 3rd Battalion’s representative at Trustees’ meetings. He now assists the Trustees formally as a member of the Acquisitions, Loans and Disposals Working Party.

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Northern Ireland

Operation BANNER was the operational name for the British Armed Forces’ operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007. The Regiment completed several tours of Northern Ireland during this time.

Whilst a tri-service operation, the Army was the face of the support to the civil power throughout the troubles, primarily consisting of support to the Royal Ulster Constabulary, and from November 2001 the Police Service of Northern Ireland.

At the height of operations in the 1970s, there were about 28,000 British troops deployed. It was the longest continuous operation in the history of the British Army.

The Fusiliers’ first tour in Northern Ireland began on the 16 June 1970, and the Regiment’s last tour was a two-year residential tour of Belfast between 2003 and 2005. In all, the Regiment deployed 35 times on Operation BANNER. This equates to 21 years of Regimental service in support of the people of Northern Ireland and it is estimated that over 16,000Fusiliers served during the period.

During Operation BANNER twenty-seven Fusiliers were killed and many injured whilst in Northern Ireland or by terrorist action in Great Britain.

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Lieutenant General Sir Ralph Wooddisse was commissioned into the Royal Anglian Regiment in 1992 after completing a degree at University College London. The early part of his career was dominated by operational tours to Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. His first staff job was as the Military Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps which included a nine month tour to Kabul with HQ ISAF. He commanded the 2 nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment between 2009-2011, first in Germany and then in Cyprus.

He attended the Higher Command and Staff Course in 2012 before serving in the Ministry of Defence where he developed Military Strategic Plans for operations in Syria and Somalia. He commanded 38 (Irish) Brigade, responsible for all aspects of the Army in Northern Ireland, before running Joint military operations across the globe from the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood. He commanded the 1 st (United Kingdom) Division from York, the UK’s light forces Division responsible for land operations outside Europe.

He moved to the Army Headquarters in 2018 as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff where, inter alia, he led the Army’s response to COVID 19 and the Army’s input to the 2021 Defence Review. In 2021 he was appointed Commander Field Army, a post that was dominated by the Army’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He was selected to command the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in 2024.

He is married to Louise and has three daughters aged 21, 20 and 17.

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Northern Ireland Tours

The Regiment was represented on 3 Tours to the Province.

In early 1969 both Batteries undertook extensive training in Internal Secruity at Shoeburyness. In March1969 before Operation Banner came into operation a small detachment of 62 men and Officers were sent to Northern Ireland

to be deployed with another Unit. Operation Banner was in operation from the 14th August 1969 until 31st July 2007.

Two further Tours took place from the 28th March to the 31 July 1973 to East Belfast, and from the

26th November 1976 until 29th March 1977 to Long Kesh.

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1st Royal Hampshire was deployed eight times to the Province of Northern Ireland during the period 1969 to 1991.  Six of these tours were short, or emergency, tours of 4 months and 2 were Garrison tours of 18 to 24 months.  Locations varied over the period from Belfast to South Armagh, Fermanagh and Londonderry.

The Battalion was required to operate in both an Urban and Rural environment.  While there were essential differences between the two especially in terms of number of soldiers available to control an area, the requirement for good, basic infantry skills remained the same.  A particular feature of the campaign  was the responsibility placed on the shoulders of the rifle section commanders, the Corporals or even Lance Corporals, who necessarily were given the freedom to exercise their initiative – their professionalism was key to the reputation of the Battalion.  It is for this reason that the campaign has been referred to as ‘A Corporal’s War’.

The dangers faced by soldiers deployed in Northern Ireland included hostile crowds, sophisticated booby traps, sniper fire, rocket and mortar attacks and even ambush.  But a particular threat in rural areas was the culvert or roadside bomb, frequently remotely controlled, which detonated after the Security Forces had been lured into the vicinity on some false pretext.

What cannot be understated is the fundamental importance of good Intelligence in the conduct of Low Intensity Operations.  The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) with its Special Branch, had the prime responsibility but Army units played a major role in the collection and collation of information gained from routine patrols and contacts with the local population and observation.

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