HMS Sheffield – Sunk 4th May 1982, Falklands War
HMS Sheffield (D80) was a 4100 ton Type 42 destroyer, launched on 10th June 1971 and commissioned on 16th February 1975. She was the second Royal navy ship to bear…
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Not for Ourselves, but for Others
HMS Sheffield (D80) was a 4100 ton Type 42 destroyer, launched on 10th June 1971 and commissioned on 16th February 1975. She was the second Royal navy ship to bear…
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Another quarterly committee meeting (11th/03), another productive session with new plans in the pipeline, the most imminent being the upcoming inaugural Nation-building Commemoration, to coincide with Freedom Day. The now…
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Understanding your Grandfather’s (or Fathers’) World War 2 medals. This is the standard set received by many South Africans who fought in both the North/East African theatre of operations and…
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