Falklands Name Index – D

Name Index

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Falklands 40th Anniversary Map Introduction

Name Index – D – (Photo Credit Royal Navy Official Photographer). HMS Yarmouth attempts to tow HMS Sheffield to South Georgia for repair. During the voyage the weather worsened and early in the morning of 10 May 1982 HMS Sheffield had to be abandoned.
Dale Island – Guardsman Ian Anthony Dale. Army, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Tussac island in North West Arm at the head of the Bay of Harbours, East Falkland. Land
Davidson Island – Sergeant Sidney Albert Ivor Davidson. Army, The Parachute Regiment and 22nd Special Air Service Regiment. Small tussac island southwest of the Becher Islands in Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Land.
Davison Point – Lance Corporal Colin Davison. Royal Marines, Commando Logistics Regiment, Royal Marines. Point near the settlement on the north coast of Bleaker Island, East Falkland. Land.
Dawson Beach – APOCA Stephen Roy Dawson. Royal Navy, HMS Coventry. Large sandy beach on mainland East Falkland on the west shore of Lively Sound south of Seal Cove. Land.
Denholm Bay – Guardsman Derek James Denholm. Army. 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Small bay north of Fox Point, near Bertha’s Beach, East Falkland. Sea.
Dent Harbour – Captain Christopher Dent. Army, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. The innermost basin at the west end of Port Purvis, West Falkland. Sea.
Dixon Arm – Private Stephen Jeffery. Army, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Narrow arm off the upper reaches of Swan Inlet, East Falkland. Sea.
Dobson Bluff – Bosun John Benjamin Dobson. Merchant Navy, SS Atlantic Conveyor. High bluff near Cape Percival on the Northwest coast of Beaver Island, West Falkland. Land.
Dobson Passage – AWEM(R)1, John Keith Dobson. Royal Navy. HMS Coventry. Passage into Rolons Cove (between Port Harriet and Bluff Cove), East Falkland. Sea.
Dodsworth Beach – Private Mark Steven Dodsworth. Army, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Beach on the north coast of mainland East Falkland at the east end of Seal Bay. Land.
Dunkerley Bay – Cook Richard John Selwyn Dunkerley. Royal Navy, HMS Ardent. Bay on the east coast of Motley Island in Lively Sound, East Falkland. Sea.
Dunphy Islet – Guardsman Michael Joseph Dunphy. Army, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Small tussac island between Button Bay and Archer Cove on the north shore of Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Land.

Name Index

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – R – S –T – U – V – W – Y

Falklands 40th Anniversary Map Introduction

We are indebted to Simon Verrechia. Falkland Islands Photographer for this stunning photo of the Liberation Memorial.

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