Falklands Name Index – R

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

Name Index – R – (Photo Credit Royal Navy Official Photographer). A British Aerospace Sea Harrier (ZA177) of No. 800 Naval Air Squadron piloted by Lieutenant Simon Hargreaves lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship HMS Intrepid during the Battle for Tumbledown on 13th June 1982. The Harrier was unable to use the HMS SHEATHBILL temporary airstrip on the Falkland Islands and lacked the fuel to return to HMS Hermes. It therefore diverted to HMS Intrepid which has been recommissioned at the start of the Conflict.
Reynolds Bay – Guardsman James Boyle Curran Reynolds DCM. Army, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards. Bay on the east coast of Great Island in the Falkland Sound. Sea.
Roberts Island – Cook John Raymond Roberts. Royal Navy, HMS Ardent. Larger of two tussac islands in the Cape Lagoon on the west Falkland side of Falkland Sound. Land.
Robinson-Molkte Island – Lieutenant Commander Glen Stuart Robinson- Molkte. Royal Navy, HMS Coventry. Smaller of two tussac islands. Land.
Rollins Tarn – Craftsman Mark Warren Rollins. Army, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. High altitude tarn east of Shingly Mountain and south of Mount Robinson on mainland West Falkland. Freshwater.
Rotheram Island – Sergeant Ronald James Rotheram. Royal Marines, LCU F4 HMS Fearless. Larger of two tussac islands joined by a tidal spit, west of Big Samuel Island in Choiseul Sound, East Falkland. Land.
Rowberry Point – Guardsman Nigel Arthur Rowberry. Army, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards. Point on the west coast of Weddell Island at the south entrance to Stick in the Mud Passage, West Falkland. Land.
Rundle Rocks – Marine Anthony John Rundle. Royal Marines, LCU F4 HMS Fearless. Prominent rock outcrop north of Princess Street stone run, 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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