No-one noticed, but I'll make correction anyway!

[alex4013]

Some time ago I posted that my nephew was in the section of the Royal Highland Fusiliers that fixed bayonets and charged during Op Telic. I was wrong, he's actually in Princess of Wales Own Royal Regiment, not RHF. I didnt know this at the time, i just assumed.... Anyway.. I was browsing a "rival" site and came across a topic entitled "Aye the jocks did fix bayonets..!. I may be jumping the gun but it appears my post has transgressed the Atlantic and mutated into a different unit! Amazing I think you'll agree.. the rest of the posts on other site continue in op telic vain.... Just shows how many people are really in the know.

To be honest I've not been on here for a long time because the posts seemed to have degenerated.. ie never mind the Walts, where's Disney?! But this other site.. Bugger Me With A Fishfork! I tell you guys.. it wasn't just Walt.... It's the whole Magic Kingdom! It's Neverland! Bubbles has a post on it!

I think you see what I mean... Now I'm going to browse for a sensible post... or maybe just bid 10squillion billions for a live 8 ticket on ebay.....

[squalluk]

It was the PWRR's as i was speaking to the Full corporal of the section that did the charge, Great guy! with some real cracking stories.

Tom

[Dave_n]

PWRR my county regiment! (kent)

Still I'm going Royal.

[Jobag]

PWRR is my local regiment...i went para regt.

[Dave_n]

jobag, what part of the county are you from?

dave

[CptStabbo]

It was indeed PWRR - currently the most decorated unit in the British Army. The same can't be said for their TA Drill Halls though.

Dave N - they're also Hampshire and Surreys county regt too.

So Alex4013 - are you going to make another correction?

Regards,

CaptainS

[friendlyfireaintfriendly]

How are the PWRR regiment to serve in? im considering them as one option for serving in at the moment any "tigers" on here?

[CptStabbo]

Hello friendlyfireaintfriendly (i had to copy and paste that - i spelt it incorrectly three times),

I have a few chums who have served in all 3 PWRR battalions. As a newly formed regiment they dont have the history or the pull (bull?) of some of the other infantry units, but they are well organised and get some decent jobs.

I'm on shaky ground here but i believe one of the battalions is staying re-roled as armoured inf. so i'd investigate if you are wanting to join a specific batt. at a specific place (Aldershot or Paderborne or wherever).

Go on - be a tiger! Tony said that.

Regards,

Capt Stabbo.

[alex4013]

didnt plan on it stabbo... did I make another mistake?

please advise..

[anglo-saxon]

transgressed

Not unless "Stab's talking about yer vocab. Did you perhaps mean "traversed"? No matter.

Anyhoo, weren't the Black Watch involved in a similar afray, hence the "Jocks" reference?

[alex4013]

damn my private education!! my vocab was wrong!! ah well.. back to the bar!!

I'm sure the Black watch were involved in alot of stuff around basra, don't know of any individual actions, though I'm sure there were many. ,