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SUMMARY:Trafalgar Day
DESCRIPTION:Trafalgar Day is the most important day in the calendar of HMS Victory\, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. Each year on 21 October a ceremony is held on board Victory marking the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar\, a battle which defined the Age of Sail and which sealed British dominion of the seas for a hundred years. \nHoratio Nelson\, 1758-1805 by Lemuel Francis Abbot 1797\nBritain’s wealth\, prosperity and status as a nation on the world stage still owe much to the courage and skill of the crews of the British ships and their great leader\, Admiral Lord Nelson\, that momentous day off Cape Trafalgar. \nHMS ‘Victory’ Anchored off the Isle of Wight – John Wilson Carmichael (1799–1868)\n  \n  \nBattle Map for the Battle of Trafalgar\nCaptain Horatio Nelson \nPainted in 1781 by John Francis Rigaud R.A.
URL:https://www.faa-armourers-association.org.uk/event/trafalgar-day/
CATEGORIES:Remembrance/Commemoration
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028
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SUMMARY:Royal Marines Birthday
DESCRIPTION:The Royal Marines trace their origins back to the formation of the “Duke of York and Albany’s maritime regiment of Foot” on 28 October 1664\, and the first Royal Marines Commando unit was formed at Deal in Kent on 14 February 1942 and designated ‘The Royal Marine Commando’.
URL:https://www.faa-armourers-association.org.uk/event/royal-marines-birthday/
CATEGORIES:Anniversary
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SUMMARY:Taranto Night
DESCRIPTION:Taranto Night is celebrated with Mess Dinners in HM Ships and Royal Naval Air Stations around the Fleet. \nPhoto by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham\, UK. From Wikipedia.\nYou can celebrate your own Taranto Night wherever you are\, be it at home\, afloat or ashore\, in the garden. You get the idea. \nThe Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11–12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces\, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham\, and Italian naval forces\, under Admiral Inigo Campioni. The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history\, employing 21 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean Sea. \nYou can find a list of the customs and the traditions of Taranto night on the excellent Navy Wings Website. \nHowever you celebrate it\, be safe and have a good time.
URL:https://www.faa-armourers-association.org.uk/event/taranto-night/
CATEGORIES:Remembrance/Commemoration
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SUMMARY:Saint Barbara's Day
DESCRIPTION:Traditionally the patron Saint of armourers\, artillerymen\, military engineers\, gunsmiths\, miners and anyone else who worked with cannon and explosives. She is invoked against thunder and lightning and all accidents arising from explosions of gunpowder and is venerated by Catholics who face the danger of sudden and violent death in work. \nSaint Barbara’s Day \nSt Barbara’s Day\, December 4\, is celebrated by\, among others\,: \n\nFAA Armourers\nBritish (Royal Artillery\nRAF Armourers\nRoyal Engineers)\nAustralian (Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery\, RAAF Armourers)\nCanadian (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians (EOD)\nCanadian Air Force Armourers\nRoyal Canadian Artillery\nCanadian Military Field Engineers\nRoyal Canadian Navy Weapons Engineering Technicians\nNew Zealand (RNZAF Armourers)\nRNZA\nRNZN Gunners Branch\n\n \n 
URL:https://www.faa-armourers-association.org.uk/event/saint-barbaras-day/
CATEGORIES:Holidays/Festivals
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