Territorial Army
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Founded | October 9 |
|---|---|
| 1949 | |
| Headquarters | TA Group Headquarters |
| Motto | सावधानी व शूरता - Savdhani Va Shoorta (Vigilance and Valour) |
| Size | 200,000 Troops |
| Decorations | Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
| Vir Chakra | |
| Sena Medal | |
| Engagements | Sino-Indian War |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 | |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2222447 |
About Territorial Army
The Indian Territorial Army is a second line of defence after the Regular Indian Army; it is not a profession, occupation or a source of employment.
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie visit Surrey street party
... The Deputy Lieutenant for Medway, who joined the Territorial Army at 17, said: " I spent essentially my whole life serving Queen Elizabeth II, so I feel very grateful, right at the end of my career to have the chance to serve the King...
Prince William makes surprise visit to troops near Ukraine border in Poland
... As well as the British military base, the Prince visited a Polish Territorial Army base where he met Polish soldiers...
Timeline of dissident republican activity
... In the same month a bomb exploded inside a Territorial Army base in north Belfast...
Rishi Sunak's cabinet: Who is in the prime minister's top team?
... He served in the Territorial Army and went to Sandhurst and, outside of work, enjoys painting model soldiers and hanging out with his border terriers...
New cabinet: Who is in Liz Truss's top team?
... He served in the Territorial Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel...
Tom Tugendhat: From wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to front line at Westminster
... His criticisms have often been regarded as carrying extra weight because he used to be an officer in the Territorial Army and served in both the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, where he was involved in several front line operations...
BBC Ukraine editor: My son and I packed, and just left Kyiv
... The talk here is of which men have gone to fight with the Territorial Army, but it is very quiet, and I hope it will remain so...
Aberfan: Permanent home for disaster artefacts sought
... One of those was Mike Flynn, who came with a paramedic group he had originally set up to assist the Territorial Army (TA) in Cardiff, 20 miles (32km) away, where he lived...
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie visit Surrey street party
By Christian FullerBBC News
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh visited a street lunch in Surrey in celebration of The Coronation .
King Charles III was crowned alongside Queen Camilla on Saturday, marking The First coronation in 70 years.
More Than 1,000 street parties and lunches are being held across Kent, Sussex and Surrey on Sunday.
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie attended a Coronation Big Lunch in Cranleigh, where The couple tasted a Coronation Chicken pie.
Hundreds of residents attended The Event , along with representatives from The Royal British Legion , The Scouts and The Guides.
Meanwhile, people living in The aptly-named Fry Crescent in Burgess Hill came together to host a 'fully air fried' street party.
Resident Carol Scott said: " We're known for our street parties here on Fry Crescent, but we usually barbeque or bake The food we serve, so creating a menu made up entirely of food rustled up in our new Tefal air fryers has been a challenge which we've All relished. "
Avid bakers have also put their skills to The Test creating bespoke cakes to celebrate The Coronation .
Catherine Davies, from Crowborough, East Sussex , owns a cake business and works as a teaching assistant in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
She created a triple-layered coronation vanilla cake with lemon and elderflower buttercream, which was a prize in a raffle.
She Said The bespoke creation, which dons The official insignia, took around two hours to make.
" I thought The insignia on The Top was elegant and looked good in gold, matching The drip down The sides, " She Said .
At a Big Coronation Lunch in Canterbury, A Woman in a Union Jack dress curtsied when she met Archbishop Justin Welby .
" I did this really embarrassing thing, " Michelle Downer said. " I curtsied to him. "
Regarding The Coronation , she added: " I didn't move from The TV. "
Big screens were Set Up in towns and cities across The region to show The Ceremony - including in Brighton, Rochester, Canterbury and Ashford.
More Than 200 spectators gathered to watch The Coronation on a big screen in Jubilee Square in Brighton, while at Canterbury Cathedral , there was a prom, a live screening and a celebratory bell peal.
At Rochester Castle , Brig Peter Gilbert , 64, stood out from The Crowd in his military dress.
The Deputy Lieutenant for Medway, who joined The Territorial Army at 17, said: " I spent essentially my whole life serving Queen Elizabeth Ii , so I feel very grateful, right at The End of my career to have The chance to serve The King .
" Before I was in The Armed services, I was a cathedral chorister, so that moment when they came into The Abbey to The Sound of (Sir Hubert) Parry's I Was Glad was absolutely extraordinary. "
And even those who were said they were not huge fans of The Royal Family had fun.
Joe Monahan, who travelled from Hull to visit His Family in Kent, said: " I'm not a massive royalist, but I've enjoyed The atmosphere. "
Mr Monahan, who was wrapped in a Union Jack , added: " I quite like The pompousness of it All - The stupid costumes, I like it.
" The Gospel choir was great, I enjoyed watching them. "
Meanwhile, one-year-old Percival also stood to attention for The new monarch in Stockbury, Kent.
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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