Mercian Regiment stories:
British troops fire 12m bullets in three years
Aug 10th, 2009 - Telegraph
Ammunition is being discharged at a rate of more than 12,000 rounds every day, illustrating the severity of the fighting in which British forces are engaged The Ministry...
Killed British servicemen named
May 29th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The latest death brings the number of UK fatalities in Afghanistan to 163 Two British servicemen who died after being wounded in separate incidents in Afghanistan have been named by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). L/Cpl Robert Richards...
Soldier dies in Afghan explosion
May 28th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The latest death brings the number of UK fatalities in Afghanistan to 163 A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Mercian Regiment videos from YouTube:
3:15*Archive: formation of The Mercian Regiment (Part 1)
From the archive: The formation of The Mercian Regiment (September 2007). Part 1.
2:06March pass by the new Mercian Regiment
March pass in front of Prince Charles in Tamworth on the 1st September 2007
2:26The 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment in Helmand Province
Living up to their motto - 'stand firm, strike hard' -- soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment, formerly the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, have been at the forefront of recent operations in Helmand Province ...
3:07The Mercian Regiment, Newest Infantry Unit Pt.2
A new Regiment is born: Soldiers serving in Afghanistan joined Regimental colleagues in the UK by donning their new Mercian double-headed eagle badges at the same time, on September 1, to form the Army's newest infantry unit, the Mercian Regiment ...
