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Falklands: my father was never the same again

Teri Newell was 14 when her father, Pipe Major James Riddell, was sent to the Falklands. His iconic tune, the Crags of Tumbledown Mountain, would become famous around the world, but the man behind it would never be the same.

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Falklands 40

2022 marks 40 years since the Falklands War. Find out how we commemorated the anniversary, learn the history of the conflict and read personal stories of those who were there.

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Falklands: 90% boredom 10% sheer terror

Growing up in Largs, Ayrshire, the sea had always been part of Kenny Duffy’s life. But nothing could prepare him for serving in the Falklands with the Royal Navy, which he described as “90% boredom, 10% sheer terror”.

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Stories from The Falklands

From those who served in the Falklands War to families who lost loved ones, read the stories of those who were there. Find out how their lives were affected by the conflict.

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Falklands: shooting at Argentinian planes and bombs at a football match

Drum Major Willie Urban recalls his time in the Falklands, shooting at Argentinian planes and finding a bomb during a football match.

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Falklands: distracting Argentinian forces from Mt Tumbledown

Les Braby had served in the Scots Guards for 20 years when he was sent to the Falklands. He led men in a diversionary attack in the final days of the conflict, distracting Argentinian forces from Mt Tumbledown.

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Falklands: landing on a glacier to pick up survivors

Stewart Cooper, a young naval officer from Aberdeenshire, helped crew the first helicopter on a South Georgian glacier at the beginning of the Falklands conflict. He co-piloted a daring rescue on a glacier, picking up survivors of another helicopter crash.

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Falklands: A four-month adrenaline rush

Graham Daniels was just 20 years old when he was sent to the Falklands aboard the “Crazy Y”. It was a four-month adrenaline rush, living with the constant threat of air attacks and going to the aid of ships in distress.

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Falklands: freezing conditions and the constant threat of air attack

Aboard the “Crazy Y”, Graham Walker remembers freezing conditions and the constant threat of air attack, as well as “pummelling” Argentinian forces and going to the aid of ships in distress.

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Falklands: memories of a teenage Scots Guards drummer

As a teenage drummer from Glasgow, Graham Hopewell was inspired to join the Scots Guards after seeing their band play for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. Aged 19, he didn’t expect to find himself sent to a war zone 8000 miles away in the South Atlantic.

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Falklands: Theresa lost her husband in the Falklands War

Theresa was just 25 when she lost her husband on the final day of the Falklands conflict. Four decades later, she says it still feels like yesterday, as she remembers her devastation and the slow journey to rebuild her life.

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Crags of Tumbledown sheet music

Download the sheet music for The Crags of Tumbledown Mountain.

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Pipers' Tribute

Pipers across the world came together to remember those who fell and were injured during the Falklands conflict. Watch our Pipers' Tribute.

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Falklands: how it shaped my life and career

As a teenager looking forward to university, Mark Beverstock didn’t expect to be sent to a war zone. Forty years later, the retired Rear Admiral looks back on how this early experience shaped his life and career.

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History

The conflict began on 2nd April 1982, when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. Read a brief history of the ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982.

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Falklands remembrance event

Falklands veterans and their families gathered in Edinburgh on Saturday 18th June 2022 for the 40th Anniversary of the Falklands Conflict. Watch the LIVE recording.

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Wattie Cheung exhibition

Wattie Cheung's Falklands 40th photo exhibition tells the stories of Scottish Falklands veterans to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of the conflict.

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