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D-Day 70 – Bay House
Nigel Hosier and Phil McGrath (Royal Armouries) and a small Ubique detachment of three accompanied the recently refurbished 25 pdr to a special D-Day 70 event at Bay House in Gosport. All images by Brody Kinnear.
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D-Day 70
The celebrations and commemorations for the 70th anniversary of D-Day have started in earnest. Fort Nelson was the pre-embarkation stop-over for a large number of the vehicle heading to Normandy for the 70th events. Fort Nelson and the Ubique detachment Read more…
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Action Stations WW2 Event
“To commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Bomb damage to boathouse No.6 on the night of the 10th/11th March 1941 (2nd blitz of Portsmouth), and now in its third year, Action Stations will be hosting a World War II Read more…
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Walid’s Walks
On 2nd November, Ubique hosted a guided tour of Fort Nelson for the Walid's Walks Group. Roger Glancefield and Cameron Kinnear, in RHA uniform, provided the group with a guided tour of the ramparts and tunnel system, including the magazine Read more…
News
18 inch Railway Howitzer
The 200-tonne 18 inch Railway Howitzer has arrived at Fort Nelson. This gun was developed during the First World War as part of the trend to build bigger calibre guns capable of firing heavier, more destructive shells. The First World Read more…
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RHA vs Garde Imperiale
On Sunday 23rd June, members of Ubique and HMS Loire gathered at Fort Nelson to fire Napoleonic cannon. The Garde Imperiale detachment from HMS Loire fired the bronze French 6 pounder which was captured at Waterloo, and was to be Read more…
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Ubique (Rudyard Kipling)
Ubique (Royal Artillery) THERE is a word you often see, pronounce it as you may “You bike,” “you bykwee,” “ubbikwe “—alludin’ to R.A. It serves ’Orse, Field, an’ Garrison as motto for a crest, Read more…
Events
Navy Open Day and Gun Run
Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity Field Gun Competition Navy News – digital edition The most spectacular event at HMS Collingwood’s open day is the the historic Royal Navy Field Gun Competition. Crews representing units of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Read more…
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Sexton Self Propelled Gun (SPG)
Dave “Benny Hill” Williams priming the Sexton Engine The view from the gunner’s seat in the Sexton SPG The Sexton at Bovington. Video by Dedoelker. Another view of the Sexton at Bovington Tank Museum. Video by Grompix Video by Monkeytennis. Read more…