Frankie's Pod, Uncorking the Unforgettable

Welcome back to the podcast. Today I’m talking with Michael O’Conner.

Michael grew up in Dublin and first served with the Irishdefense forces before joining the British Army in 1995.

Michael served with 19 Regiment and a couple of stints at Larkhill with 34 and 24 batteries.  He did tours of Iraq and Afghanistan before leaving the Army in 2018

Today Michael goes over what it was like growing up in Dublin, his time at Pirbright and 19 Regiment along with his time at Larkhill and also the TOW team.

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Welcome back to the podcast and thanks for listening in. In today's Episode I’m talking to Tracey.

Tracey talks about what it was like growing up in the forces. About moving around and settling into different places. She also explains how being a Forces child helped shape her life.

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Hi welcome back to the podcast in this episode I’m talkingto Colin Moss.  Colin joined the Army in 1995, attending Pirbright before joining 1st RHA in Tidworth.

Colin also served with 34 Battery in Larkhill and later asan instructor back at Pirbright. 

Colin talks about his time in 34 Battery as well as tours of Iraq and some challenges he faced later towards the end of his military service. 

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Today I’m talking with Nick Dunn Nick was one of the "Chennai Six," a group of British nationals who were arrested and imprisoned in India in 2013. They were working as security guards on a ship to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean when they were detained by Indian authorities on charges of possessing illegal firearms and ammunition. The men argued that the weapons were lawfully held for anti-piracy purposes.

Today Nick talks about growing up, joining the Military, What happened in India, and life after his release.

The case gained significant media attention and was controversial, with supporters arguing that the men were wrongly convicted and were victims of a miscarriage of justice. After a lengthy legal battle and international pressure, the men were eventually acquitted and released in 2017.

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Welcome back to the podcast today I’m chatting with IanConstantine, Ian joined The Royal Artillery in 1984, before serving with the AGC and on commissioning moving back to the Royal Artillery.  Ian served in the UK, Cyprus, Germany, and Afghanistan, before retiring from the Army as a Major to live In France.

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In this episode, I’m chatting with Natalie Meheut. Natalie was the first female AS90 Gunner. Joining the Royal Artillery in 1998, and later transferred to the Adjutant Generals Corps before being medically discharged.  Natalie discusses what it was like as a female gunner and also as a single mum later in her military career.

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Today I’m talking to Chris Brown,  Chris served with 7 RHA.  Joining up in 1997 and first attend basic training at Pirbright and Phase 2 training at Larkhill  before completing P Company.  Chris Served on Various tours including Op Telic in 2003.

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In this episode, I will be talking to Tony Gilardi.Tony grew up in Ipswich and joined the Royal Artillery in1984 attending Junior Leaders Regiment at Barmote,  Then serving with various regiments until heleft in 2008 as a WO2.  His story showsthat there are ups and downs but there can be a happy ending.

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Today I am speaking to John Brownlee-Baker, John joined the Royal Artillery as a boy soldier aged 15 in 1958 and reached the Rank of  RSM later in his service, before emigrating toCanada where he still lives.

John served in Aden during the 1960s serving with J (Sidi Rezegh) Battery, Later John saw service in Kenya, Germany, and Northern Ireland. Today John tells us why he joined the Army and what his Boy service was like and discusses Aden and other stories. 

https://medium.com/@keithreeve/story-of-a-soldier-of-j-sidi-rezegh-battery-rha-and-indirectly-of-the-jlrra-55e66efe290b

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