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NEWS ABOUT THE RIFLES

 LATEST NEWS

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02 June 2008 - Help For Heroes - Big Battle Field Bike Ride - The Rifles Contingent
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28 April 2008 - Help Rifleman Stephen Vause's Family raise funds for Help for Heroes
by sponsoring Stephen's Mum Jessica Cheeseman and her husband David on The Big Bike Ride .  Click for more

If you would like to help sponsor their efforts then please go to: www.justgiving.com/davidjessicacheesman

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23  April 2008 THE SHARPEST FIGHT

THE 95TH RIFLES AT TARBES, 20TH MARCH 1814

Michael Ayrton & John Taylor

An account of the first battle in which all 3 battalions of the 95th fought together as a brigade using the Baker Rifle. Click for more   

Archive 

 

02 June 2008 - Help For Heroes - Big Battle Field Bike Ride - The Rifles Contingent

belize_trigger   Click on image for Photo Gallery of 1 Rifles Training in Belize. Gallery requires Flash to be installed on your computer

bb_trigger   Click on image for Photo Gallery of 3 Rifles on Ex Bulwark Bugle.  Amphibious training in The Hebredies Scotland. Gallery requires Flash to be installed on your computer

 11 May 2008 - Pictures Video and Audio from dedication of Royal Green Jacket memorial at The National Aboretum

28 April 2008 - Help Rifleman Stephen Vause's Family raise funds for Help for Heroes

23 April 2008 - “From Smooth Bore to Rifle Bore”

23 April 2008 - The Sharpest Fight.  An account of the first battle in which all 3 battalions of the 95th fought together as a brigade using the Baker Rifle 

7 March 2008 - Rifles Iraq and Afghanistan Honours and Awards

05 March 2008 - Jake and Chris Harding present cheque to The Rifles Benevolent Fund in a tribute to their father Major Paul Harding

17 February 2008 - Durham Freedom Parade and laying up of Light Infantry Colours

 11 February 2008 - 1 RIFLES on parade in Madrid for 200th anniversary of the start of the Peninsula War, known in Spain as the War of Independence

5 February 2008 - Preliminary details of Charity Rugby Match on 16 March 2008 to raise funds for Help For Heroes 

29 January 2008 - 4 Rifles take part in Winchester Homecoming Celebration for Armed Forces who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan

29 Jan 2008 - Help Rifles Secretary Major John Spiers raise £2,000 for Help for Heroes by sponsoring his bike ride.

10 Jan 2008 - Leaving The Forces? Welcome To The Veterans Community

15 Dec 2007 - Details of TA officers Convention on 1 March 2008

2 Dec 2007 -  Duchess of Gloucester presents Hackney Challenge Shield at 7 RIFLES section competition

11 Dec 2007 -  4 RIFLES Salisbury Parade Photos 

29 Nov - 1 RIFLES Sound Retreat at Chepstow Castle

29 Nov 2007 - 7 RIFLES provide Guard of Honour for Royal opening of MK Dons Stadium

9 Oct 2007 - 3 Rifles team win Infantry Orienteering Cup

June 2007 - Lance Corporal Chapman, 7 Rifles, top TA shot at Bisley

June 2007 - Corporal White wins Queens Medal at Bisley

March 2007 - Rfn Burkinshaw Boxing News

7 Feb 2007 -  Formation Day  

 


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NEWS REPORTS 
Men of Valour Parts 1-8 by Michael Yon

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The full story of the the 2 and 4 RIFLES Battlegroups in Iraq click links below for each story 

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 
Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 
Part 7 - Part 8 
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