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British Soldier Dies In Accident At Army Base
Story: Chronicle Live Photo: The Scottish & North Irish Yeomanry/ Facebook
British soldier has died follow- a suspected broken arm and was
ing a crash at the Catterick taken to hospital for treatment.
AGarrison army base in North
Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police are investi-
gating the incident.
Staff Sergeant John McKelvie, also
known as 'Jock', was in a car that SSgt McKelvie had served with the
overturned at Gandale Camp in the Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
training area on January 29. since the regiment's formation in
2014.
He was airlifted to James Cook
University Hospital in An Army spokesperson confirmed
Middlesbrough but died as a result SSgt McKelvie died while on duty,
of his injuries on Monday. and said: “Our thoughts are with
Staff Sergeant McKelvie’s family and
It is believed that a passenger in the friends at this difficult time.”
vehicle, also in the military, suffered Read the full story here...

Disabled Veteran Stripped of Benefits Veteran Wrongly Held on Drug Charges
Story: Morning Star Story: ITV.com Photo: Detained in Dubai
disabled war veteran Northern Ireland during the Andrew Neal, 44, who served
says he is distraught Troubles and on exercise in in Iraq, Afghanistan and
Aafter being stripped of the Arctic Circle was injured Bosnia, is said to have been
benefits days before when a helicopter landed on held in Dubai for more than
Christmas in a “Kafkaesque
him. four months after being
nightmare.”
accused of selling drugs, a
charge he denies, according
Ex-RAF man Jonathan He left the military on a 60
Williams, 56, served with the per cent war pension and former British soldier to a legal advocacy group.
UN in Bosnia. He was managed to secure an recovering from post-
trapped under fire in the archaeology degree from Atraumatic stress Human rights group
siege of Sarajevo, leaving Cardiff University. However, disorder (PTSD) is being Detained in Dubai, which is
him with post-traumatic detained in the United Arab representing the Briton's
stress disorder (PTSD). his PTSD became Emirates after being accused family, said on Wednesday
overwhelming and prevented
of selling drugs, despite the the person who accused Mr
Mr Williams also served him from working. accuser later withdrawing his Neal of selling drugs had
several tours of duty in Read more here... statement, it is claimed. retracted his statement. More

Women as Capable as Men Proves TV Show
Story: Forces.net Photo: Channel 4
our women competed in units in the British military was
the final episode of SAS: lifted by the then Prime Minister
FWho Dares Wins for the David Cameron back in 2016.
first time in the programme's
history. The RAF was the first of the three
services to open up all roles to
It comes after the Ministry of women giving them permission
Defence (MOD) announced all to join the RAF Regiment, the air
roles in the Armed Forces, force’s ground fighting force for
including the special forces, are protecting air bases.
open to women. A ban on
women serving in close combat Read more here...

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