James Wharton
North of England Reporter at Forces News
Reporting for @ForcesNews. Veteran. Yorkshire dweller. Occasionally seen holding a microphone correctly.
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1 week ago |
forcesnews.com | James Wharton
The inquest into the death of a soldier who was found in his room at an Army base has returned an open verdict. The body of Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan, who was serving with 1 Military Intelligence, was discovered on January 23rd, 2020 – three weeks after he had last been seen. John Heath, the senior coroner for North Yorkshire, ruled that he was unable to determine whether LCpl Mongan had died as a result of suicide or natural causes, in part due to the level of decomposition that had occurred.
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1 week ago |
forcesnews.com | James Wharton
"Alliances worked then, and they work now."Kingsmen from the 1st Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, have paid their respects to British and French soldiers lost at the Battle of Waterloo, while marking the 210th anniversary of the event that brought decades of stability and peace to Europe. The men and women from Weeton Barracks in Preston, known as Kingos, led the commemorations, which included wreath-laying ceremonies at memorials honouring all the belligerents of the battle.
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1 week ago |
forcesnews.com | James Wharton
A Royal Navy officer who was described as having a "profound effect" on the military has had his service complaint dismissed without it being investigated. Lieutenant Commander Oli Brown, who was awarded an MBE in recognition of the policy work he led in the Armed Forces, submitted allegations of discrimination and career mismanagement to Admiral Sir Ben Key, then First Sea Lord, in early 2024.
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2 weeks ago |
forcesnews.com | James Wharton
Junior Soldiers at Army Foundation College Harrogate have offered some words of wisdom to anyone thinking of joining the Army, with friendship and fitness being high on the list. Several recruits spoke to BFBS Forces News about their experiences at the college, which offers a mix of military training, personal development and education for young people aged 16 to 19.
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2 weeks ago |
forces.net | James Wharton
The British Army is preparing to overhaul the way it fights wars, aiming to increase its battlefield lethality by a factor of 10 without significantly boosting troop numbers. Under a new concept known as 20-40-40, the Army will shift away from Cold War-era doctrine in favour of a more tech-driven approach.
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