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Lord Lieutenant meets The Tigers

4:08pm Wednesday 31st March 2010

Dame Mary Fagan wasted no time in getting her hands dirty when she ditched her formal attire for Army combat gear and climbed into the driving seat of a Warrior armoured vehicle.

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A royal visit for the Tigers

9:49am Wednesday 14th October 2009

TIGERS colonel in chief, the Queen of Denmark, met the troops when she paid a visit to the solders base in Paderborn, Germany.

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Tigers have an oar-some time!

2:41pm Wednesday 7th October 2009

THEY have completed their arduous tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) are taking a moment to recuperate, while honing new skills.

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Tigers spirit of adventure

2:35pm Wednesday 7th October 2009

THEY have completed their arduous tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now a handful of soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (1PWRR) are taking a moment to recuperate, while honing new skills that could prove vital when they return to the frontline. The Daily Echo’s Jenny Makin has joined The Tigers in Bavaria as they embark on adventure training.

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Memorial service for Passing of the Generation

7:13am Tuesday 22nd September 2009

TIME is running out for people to obtain tickets for the Passing of the Generation Service in Westminster Abbey.

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Crowds roar homecoming heroes

10:30am Wednesday 15th July 2009

THEY came out in their thousands and gave their heroes a welcome home to make them proud.

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The Tigers' Romsey homecoming

10:04am Wednesday 15th July 2009

AMID a day of fanfare and celebration, it was a poignant moment to remember those who did not come home.

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The Tigers: Proud duo honoured

10:51am Wednesday 15th July 2009

THEIR experiences couldn’t have been further apart on the frontline. But yesterday Lance Corporal Roger Everett and Private Callum Daly were united when they stepped up to receive medals before family and friends and a cheering home crowd.

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The Tigers: Sisters’ bye to Ben and cheer for Billy

10:41am Wednesday 15th July 2009

CHEERING the boys home, these two sisters had just said farewell to their elder brother Ben Skelton who deployed to Afghanistan yesterday.

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Salute our heroes as Tigers go on parade

7:49am Tuesday 14th July 2009

SOUTHAMPTON and Romsey were today giving a heroes’ welcome to Hampshire’s returning troops.

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