The Yompers: With 45 Commando in the Falklands War

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They were supposed to be transported by helicopters, but after the Atlantic Conveyor, which carried the helicopters, was sunk by Argentinian Exocet missiles on 25 May, the soldiers had to march across the island. Definitions and other text are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Whether you’re looking at a Yomper from our standard range, a custom vehicle conversion or a bespoke industrial machine, we are able to manufacture products exactly to your specifications. If your needs are less demanding you can do without the stretched chassis and convert on a standard-length Jimny, or simply have the chassis cab unit if you want to add your own.

Marine Evans first tied the flag to Corporal Robinson's radio aerial, who was the last man in the patrol.The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. He is generous in his praise of other units, where praise is due, but never shirks from criticism where it is needed. Petty Officer Pete Holdgate: Commando photographer Pete Holdgate later became a local newspaper picture editor. Yompers of both 275 and 225 wheelbases can be supplied as chassis cab only vehicles, allowing for custom body fitment.

Gardiner tells the story of 45 Commando during the Falklands War, “the point of the spear” as Julian Thompson states in the foreword.Pete, now 71, recreated his famous “yomper” photo which came to symbolise Britain’s incredible battle to win back the tiny South Atlantic islands 8,000 miles from the UK.

Corporal Pete Robinson: After the Falklands conflict Corporal Pete Robinson met Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.Given the intense public interest in the dramatic events then unfolding in the South Atlantic, it caught on and is now in common usage. They went on to fight the crucial night battle for Two Sisters, the twin 1,000 foot high peaks which were keys to the defensive positions around Stanley. I suspect that even the most well educated reader will be scurrying for the dictionary at some stage.