In their own words - Hampshire Tigers on the frontline
More Hampshire Tigers talk to the Daily Echo about their hopes and fears for the next seven months in the Afghanistan war zone.
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THE TRAINING is complete, their bags are packed and they are as ready as they ever could be.
View ArticleJason heads drive to back Afghan troops
FORMER Saints star Jason Dodd has thrown his weight behind a campaign to support troops on the frontline.
View ArticlePWRR soldier dies in Afghanistan
A British soldier from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment has died in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence revealed last night.
View ArticleMum pays tribute to soldier killed in action
The mother of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan today paid tribute to her son, describing him as a ''fun-loving action man'' who was ''so proud to be a soldier''.
View ArticleCards on their way to frontline soldiers
THEY’VE arrived in their hundreds – now Christmas cards aimed at spreading some cheer among Hampshire soldiers are on their way to Afghanistan.
View ArticleTigers uncover £17.5m drug and guns stash
HAMPSHIRE soldiers have helped uncover a £17.5m drugs stash thought to be among one of the biggest seizures of its kind in Afghanistan.
View ArticleHampshire regiment could be facing axe
THE future of Hampshire’s Army regiment could be under threat of being axed, the Daily Echo can reveal.
View ArticleArmy hit by cuts - but Hampshire's Tigers are safe
The Army is to lose 17 major units in the biggest overhaul of the service for decades it was announced today - but Hampshire's historic regiment is safe.
View ArticleHampshire soldiers to protect volleyball at Olympics
HUNDREDS of soldiers from across Hampshire and the south coast are being drafted in to provide security at the Olympics just months after returning from the Afghanistan front line.
View ArticleTroops guarding Olympics sleep in a car park
Drafted in at the last minute amid a security fiasco, hundreds of members of the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) have been billeted in underground car parks, shopping centres...
View ArticleEarn your stripes by buying a wristband
HAMPSHIRE residents are being urged to honour the courage of the men and women of the Tigers with a yellow and blue wristband.
View ArticleRisking their lives for peace
TODAY marks the start of a special week dedicated to Hampshire’s Army Regiment – The Tigers. The first initiative of its kind, it’s designed to highlight the work and achievements of the men and women...
View ArticleHow to support the Tigers…
You can show your support for the regiment, and help raise money for those injured in conflict, by wearing a PWRR wristband. The wristbands cost £1, with proceeds split between the PWRR Welfare Fund...
View ArticleThere were 30 of us and 400 Taliban – but we wouldn’t surrender
Tigers’ Week – a week dedicated to Hampshire’s Army Regiment, The Tigers – highlights the work and achievements of the men and women who serve our country with the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
View ArticleThe Tigers the pride of Hampshire for three centuries
FOR more than 300 years the Hampshire Tigers have been the pride of the county whose soldiers have served with valour in many wars and campaigns across the centuries.
View ArticleLife on the frontline with the Tigers
Tigers’ Week – a week dedicated to Hampshire’s Army Regiment, The Tigers – highlights the work and achievements of the men and women who serve our country with the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.
View ArticleHistoric tour nears an end for Armoured Tigers
Hampshire soldiers are part way through what is set to be an historic tour of Iraq as British forces prepare to pull out of the country this summer.
View ArticleTigers’ Week draws to a close as troops send their love home
Home is where the heart is. . .
View ArticleEmotional return for Hampshire soldiers
IT was a homecoming fit for heroes. The tears were a mixture of joy and relief for the dozens of family and friends who gathered to welcome back Hampshire soldiers from the Afghanistan frontline.
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