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CENTRAL
CENTRAL OVERVIEW
The expanded Central Region continued to operate during the first half of 2023, with
the RIFLES flag being flown not just in our historic counties of Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and cities of Birmingham, Bristol and Coventry, but also across the central part of England and the whole of Wales and Northern Ireland. Veterans, of
The Rifles and our Forming and Antecedent Regiments, have received support in places as far apart as Swansea and Norwich, Stratford upon Avon and Belfast.
Recent well-attended events included the Light Infantry Reunion in Shrewsbury and
the Herefordshire Coronation Cadet Review in Hereford, both in June, while throughout the first half of the year our reservists in Shrewsbury, Birmingham, Hereford and Gloucester have remained well recruited and highly motivated. The activities of Shropshire ACF Bugles and Lucton School CCF also feature in this edition.
Lt Col Andrew Trelawny and Mrs Heather
Central Region Office
Morgan in The Rifles Office (Central), supported by Mrs Debbie Hards in the Taunton Office, remain grateful for the support of 1 and 2 RIFLES, of A Coy 6 RIFLES in Hereford and Gloucester, of E Coy 8 RIFLES in Shrewsbury and Birmingham, of the County and City Colonels (Lt Col Nick Jenkins in Shropshire, Col Marius Coulon in Birmingham, Col Damian Griffin in Coventry, Col Andy Taylor in Herefordshire, Lt Col Tony
Ayres in Gloucestershire and Lt Col Mike Motum in Bristol), the Light Infantry and Rifles Association branches in Shropshire, Herefordshire and Bristol, the RGJ Association branch in Birmingham, the RGBW Association branches in Gloucestershire and Bristol,
and the Buglers Association. We very much enjoyed maintaining full contact with our regulars, reservists, cadets, veterans, and communities in 2023.
SHROPSHIRE KOREAN WAR VETERANS VISIT RAF SHAWBURY
Even though the Shropshire Branch of the Korean War Veterans Association folded its flag a few years ago (and presented it to the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum) its surviving members continue to get together whenever they can. During a recent visit to RAF Shawbury, organized by Sarah Kerr of Shropshire Council, several KSLI and DLI veterans met today’s trainee helicopter pilots from all three Services.
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