Sir Alexander Burnes was an English soldier. He was born in 1805 at Montrose and died in 1841. He studied at the academy at Montrose, and having obtained a cadet-ship in the Indian army arrived at Bombay in 1821. His promotion was rapid, and in 1832 he was sent on a mission to Central Asia, and visited Afghanistan, Bokhara, Merv, etc, returning by way of Persia. He was then sent to England, and published his travels, which were read with a kind of enthusiasm. In 1839 he was appointed political agent at Kabul. Here, in 1841, he was murdered on the breaking out of an insurrection. Research Alexander Burnes
Sir Henry Bart Pottinger was a distinguished British soldier and diplomat. He was born in 1789 and died in 1843 at Hong Kong. He went to India as a cadet in 1804 and soon became known for his energy and administrative ability. Rising gradually to the rank of major-general, he was, after the Afghancampaign in 1839, raised to the baronetage as a reward for his services. In 1841 he went as minister-plenipotentiary to China, and contributed much to bring hostilities to a conclusion. He was successively governor and commander-in-chief of Hong Kong in 1843 and governor of the Cape of Good Hope in 1846 and governor and commander-in-chief of Madras from 1847 to 1854. Research Henry Pottinger
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert Duke of Edinburgh, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was the second son of Queen Victoria. He was born in 1844 at Windsor Castle and died in 1900. At the age of fourteen he joined the navy as naval cadet, and served on various foreign stations. In 1862 be declined the offer of the throne of Greece. On his majority he received 15,000 pounds a year from parliament, and was created Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Kent, and Earl of Ulster. In 1867 he was appointed to the command of the frigateGalatea, in which he visited Australia, Japan, China, India, etc. In 1873 he received an additional annuity of 10,000 pounds, and next year he married the Grand-duchess Marie, only daughter of the Emperor of Russia. In 1882 he was made a vice-admiral, and subsequently held important commands. In 1893 he succeeded his uncle as ruler of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and resigned his annuity of 15,000 pounds. He had one son (who predeceased him) and four daughters. Research Prince Alfred
The Artists' Rifles was a name given to the 28th Battalion of the London regiment, founded as a volunteer corps in 1859 by LordLeighton and other artists, it was originally recruited from artists and sculptures, but through constant contact with regular troops became proficient, excelling at bayonet fighting. A contingent of the Artists' Rifles fought in the South African War. Mobilised on the first day of the Great War, the Artists' Rifles went to France in October 1914 and were at once established by Sir John French as a training corps for officers in the field. In 1915 the regiment was reorganised as an officers' training corps, and the 2nd Battalion was created by special order a school of instruction for officers. This school was the pioneer of officer cadet battalions, and its syllabus was adopted as a model. It supplied over 10,000 officers. In 1917 the 1st Battalion became part of the 63rd (Royal Naval) division. During the Great War eight Victoria Crosses and over 700 Military Crosses were awarded to members of the Artists' Rifles, and about 2000 of its members died on active service. Research Artists Rifles
Originally a cadet was a gentleman who carried arms in a regiment, as a volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and obtaining a commission. Now, the term describes a young person in training for military or naval service. Research Cadet
Today its 1st Battalion, a regular army unit, is stationed in Paderborn in Germany, and its 4th Battalion, a territorial army unit, is based in barracks in the Regiment's two counties. Since 1945 the regular battalions have seen active service in Malaya, Kenya, Cyprus, Guiana, Belize, Northern Ireland and in 1995 served with United Nations forces in Bosnia. The present regular battalion is an armoured infantry one equipped with Warrior armoured personnel carriers in the 1st (UK) Armoured Division part of NATO' s Allied Rapid Reaction Force. The Regiment has strong links with its home counties of Devon and Dorset which is its main area of recruitment. The majority of soldiers in the Regiment come from the two counties and, besides having the Freedom of 12 cities and towns, the Regiment maintains close affiliations with many organisations in the counties, and with the Cadet Forces and also runs a flourishing association to keep all who have served in the Regiment in touch with each other. Research Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is a British infantry regiment of the ten counties of East Anglia and the East Midlands. It was formed in 1964 from the regiments of the East Anglian Brigade, which themselves had been formed through a series of amalgamations of former county regiments between 1958 and 1960. Thus the regiment traces its history back to 1685 with direct descendancy from: The Royal Norfolk Regiment, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, The Suffolk Regiment, including The Cambridgeshire Regiment, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment, The Essex Regiment, The Northamptonshire Regiment.
The regiment was the first large regiment of infantry to be formed in the British Army and comprises two regular battalions, the 1st (nicknamed the Vikings) and the 2nd (the Poachers) and two Territorial Army battalions, the 6th and 7th (the Tigers). The regiment maintains strong links with the counties from which the former regiments recruited and most of its soldiers and officers come from this area. These links, of which the regiment is enormously proud, are illustrated by their enjoying the freedom of 33 cities and towns in the region and close affiliations with many local cadet forces and schools. Research The Royal Anglian Regiment
ACF is an abbreviation for Advanced Communications Function
ACF is an abbreviation for Air Combat Fighter
ACF is an abbreviation for Army Cadet Force
ACF is an abbreviation for Automobile Club de France Research ACF
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