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1 Platoon – Lt Margetts
2018 has seen a fantastic year for 1 Platoon and A (Grenadier) Coy. The Grenadiers deployed to Canada with the King’s Royal Hussars Battlegroup in preparation for Op CABRIT in 2019. The prairie always brings challenging training with massive variety in environment and climate. When 1 Platoon deployed the snow and cold were still biting, but soon temperatures were over
30 degrees, with the heat in the Warriors almost unbearable.
BATUS saw us completing an exciting live fire package combining everything from dismounted Company attacks with soldiers firing NLAWs to destroy enemy armour, to full Battlegroup missions where the Grenadiers assaulted enemy positions surrounded by tank and artillery fire, truly demonstrating the versatility and power
of armoured infantry. During the TES exercise, 1 Platoon were privileged to lead the final assault of the
exercise, breaking
into the objective and
clearing the enemy
from the town, a
testament to 1 Platoon’s
professionalism and
shattering fighting ability.
1 Pl during LFTT / BATUS / May 2018
teams and working in a hostile environment to get the job done. Executing armoured BG operations in the desert was a challenge that the British Army has not faced since
Pl Comd Pl Sgt
WR Sgt
Lt Margetts
Sgt James Johnson/ Dipak Rai
Sgt Dean Geoghegan
Through the autumn,
1 Platoon split between
B and C Coy and
deployed to Oman on Ex SAIF SAREEA 3. The exercise was crucial for British foreign policy in the Middle East and the Grenadiers did the Battalion proud, quickly forming new
During the TES exercise, 1 Platoon were privileged to lead the final assault of the exercise...
Leaguer baseball was improvised with a pick handle and some sandbags / Barakat Training Area / October 2018
and Cadres. Congratulations to all those who promoted in 2018: Cpl Adams, LCpl Adams, LCpl Waldron, LCpl Bowdler, LCpl Atkins and LCpl Goodwin.
the Gulf Wars, however the soldiers quickly adapted; overcoming the crippling heat to demonstrate the quality and power of the British Army to our Omani allies. Whilst in Oman,
1 Platoon soldiers also took part in a variety of adventurous training and
sports fixtures, truly savouring the flavours of Oman and its culture.
Throughout 2018, members of 1 Platoon have completed promotional courses
Dust plays a major factor when moving in the desert / Shaafa Training Area / Oman / October 2018
LCpl Jones reporting position clear / BATUS / May 2018
Sunset over the Leaguer / BATUS / May 2018
Cpl Adam’s enjoying an abseil / Jebel Akhdar / Oman, October 2018
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