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The commissioning of women into the Regiment of Artillery, a major combat support arm of the Army, is seen as expansion of the role of women.

These young women officers are being posted to all types of artillery units, where they will get adequate training and exposure to handle Rocket, Medium, Field and Surveillance & Target Acquisition and equipment in challenging conditions

‘This was a hard decision, but I wanted to feel and go through everything my husband went through’

New Delhi, 25 April (Hindustan). For the first time, the Indian Army will induct 10 women officers into the Artillery Regiment. The first batch of five | BLiTZ

After a year he relinquished command, and took over as the Director General Perspective Planning (DGPP) at Integrated Headquarters of the Defence Ministry.

Alan Downard has passed away aged 102 - Credit: Jane Bradburn A Second World War veteran from Ipswich, who was the last surviving member of his regiment, has sadly died at the age of 102. Alan Downard, a member of the 67th Medium Regiment RA (TA) and a resident of Felixstowe, died on Friday, February 26.  Mr Downard was born in Ipswich in 1919 and grew up to be a mechanic at Lock and Stags garage before the war. In 1938 when the war was looming, he joined the Territorial Army and two years...

Alan Downard has passed away aged 102 - Credit: Jane Bradburn A Second World War veteran from Ipswich, who was the last surviving member of his regiment, has sadly died at the age of 102. Alan Downard, a member of the 67th Medium Regiment RA (TA) and a resident of Felixstowe, died on Friday, February 26.  Mr Downard was born in Ipswich in 1919 and grew up to be a mechanic at Lock and Stags garage before the war. In 1938 when the war was looming, he joined the Territorial Army and two years...

Published: 4:32 PM January 8, 2021    Updated: 4:36 PM January 8, 2021 John Lister, who was inundated with Christmas cards since revealing his experience of loneliness during lockdown, has died aged 101 - Credit: Marcia Hughes Tributes have been paid to a war veteran who moved a nation when he shared his story of loneliness.  John Lister, who has died aged 101, was a resident at Thorp House nursing home in Griston, near Watton.  The Normandy veteran first made headlines when he tol...