FALKLANDS MEMORIAL
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| Falklands Memorial National Memorial Arboretum |
On the 2nd April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, the Malvinas, to which they claimed sovereignty. The British government had an alternative viewpoint, to which the United Nations applying the principle of 'self determination' agreed.
In response a task force deployed 8,000 miles in a combined Naval, Army and Air Force Operation. After preliminary operations by Naval bombardment, Special Forces and air raids, on 21st May the main body landed at San Carlos and established a beachhead. After tenacious fighting on the land, air and sea, the Argentinians surrendered on 14th June 1982.
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| Falklands Campaign 1982 |
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| Falklands Campaign 1982 |
The Falklands Campaign cost the lives of 255 members of the British Armed Forces, 3 Falkland Islanders and 649 Argentinian Military.
British British Army - 122
Royal Navy - 87
Royal Marines - 26
Merchant Navy - 9
Royal Fleet Auxiliary - 7
Falkland Islanders - 3
Royal Air Force - 1
Total 255
Total wounded - 777
Argentines
Navy - 392 (323 in ARA Belgrano, rest most marines)
Army - 179 (11 officers, 30 sc, 138 conscripts)
Air Force - 55 (36 pilots)
Gendarmeria (border guard) - 7
Prefectura (coast guard) - 2
Total 635
Total wounded - 1068
Those members of the British Forces lost in the Falklands are commemorated on the Falklands Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.
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| Falkland Islands Stone National Memorial Arboretum |
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| Royal Artillery Falkland Veterans Falklands Memorial National Memorial Arboretum |
ROYAL ARTILLERY
FALKLAND ISLANDS
4 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery
T Battery 12 Air Defence Regiment
Blowpipe Troop 12 Air Defence Regiment
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| 105 mm Light Gun Falkland islands 1982 |
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| Rapier Air Defence San Carlos Falkland Islands 1982 Source: rougegunner.com |
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