James Wharton

1 LANCS Kingsmen explore Battle of Waterloo's relevance on 210th anniversary in Belgium The men and women from Weeton Barracks in Preston led the commemorations, which included wreath-laying ceremonies

British troops look back 210 years to the Battle of Waterloo which brought about the end of Napoleon’s campaign.

The anniversary was led by 1 LANCS Kingmen of Weeton Barracks, who laid the wreath during their battlefield tour in Belgium.

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Cycling in Snowdonia

30.03.2025 16:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you Laura xx

05.02.2025 08:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Forgotten Battle Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

The Forgotten Battle: The Armed Forces' uncomfortable history with its gay personnel.

This special report by my friend @jameswharton.bsky.social is incredibly moving. Not to be missed.

📺 Watch in full on the @forcesnews.com YouTube channel
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04.02.2025 11:56 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Ajax rollout begins across the British Army 💥

👉 A family of 6 different types of vehicles
👉 Reconnaissance and direct fire
👉 589 vehicles are expected

Loads more from @jameswharton.bsky.social over on @forcesnews.com 👀

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23.01.2025 10:12 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Ajax has finally arrived and is being rolled out to units across the British Army 🇬🇧

@jameswharton.bsky.social spoke to Colonel Jamie Hayward, Ajax Programme Director, about the challenges the vehicle has faced along the way

22.01.2025 15:46 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

This weekend marks 25 years since the gay ban was lifted. This evening (Friday) the winning design for the UK’s first dedicated memorial to the armed service of LGBT people was announced in London.

It’s called The Opened Letter and will be built at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.

10.01.2025 22:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We’ve been shooting a mini-doc for the past week, and it’s been a really eye-opening endeavour.

It’s all about the experiences of veterans who were criminalised for being gay in the UK armed forces. Some of the experiences we’ve been hearing have been nothing short of horrific.

10.01.2025 22:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

HMS Prince of Wales is alongside in Liverpool and has moved to a state of “very high readiness.”

I was invited onboard on Monday to meet crew and learn more about its new status as the nation’s Flagship. Here’s my vid⬇️

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