The Falklands 40th Anniversary Anglesey Commemorative Walk will take place from Saturday 11th June until Tuesday 21st June 2022. Everyone is welcome whether for a morning, an afternoon, a day, a number of days or the whole walk - a warm welcome is assured for everyone.
The silver memorial baton inscribed with the rank, initials and surnames of the 50 Welsh Guardsmen who have given their lives in active service since 8 May 1945 will be carried and used as a focal point at each Drumhead Service, as it was during the Walk on Wales.
The sterling silver baton was commissioned and generously donated by the Welsh Guards Rugby Reunion Club (WGRRC). It was been made by Mr Warwick Fraser Gück, a sixth generation silversmith of Edward Fraser Limited of Birmingham, who has previously undertaken many commissions for the armed forces, a number of which have been presented to royalty.
The end caps are embossed with the Regimental crest and the cap rims with two Celtic crosses. The baton conceals a scroll which commemorates the eight soldiers from other regiments and Corps who were killed in action while attached to and serving with the Welsh Guards.
The walk will be broken down into the following 11 stages (and not the 13 as shown on the above diagram which is for illustration only):
| Date | Dedicated to the Memory of |
|---|---|
|
Saturday 11 June |
Sgt C Elley LSgt K Keoghane Gdsm CC Parsons Sgt M Wigley |
| Sunday 12 June Beaumaris to Llanddona Distance - 11 miles/18 km Difficulty - Moderate Elevation - 353m |
Gdsm GM Griffiths 22 Gdsm P Green Gdsm G Hughes 58 Gdsm EJ Phillips 13 |
| Monday 13 June Llanddona to Moelfre Distance - 8.5 miles/14 km Difficulty - Moderate Elevation - 239m |
Sgt P Jones |
| Tuesday 14 June Moelfre to Lynas/Porth Eilian Distance - 9.5 miles/16 km Difficulty - Strenuous Elevation - 534m - undulating |
Sgt JL Arthy Gdsm MJ Dunphy Gdsm A Keeble Gdsm GK Thomas 60 |
| Wednesday 15 June Lynas/Porth Eilian to Cemaes Bay Distance - 9.5 miles/16 km Difficulty - Strenuous Elevation - 534m - undulating |
LCpl A Burke Gdsm GD Nicholson Gdsm MJ Marks Gdsm NA Rowberry |
| Thursday 16 June Cemaes to Church Bay, Porth Swtan Distance - 12.5 miles/17km Difficulty - Strenuous Elevation - 484m |
Sgt WJ Hughes LCpl SJ Newbury Gdsm M Gibby Gdsm RG Thomas 82 |
| Friday 17 June Church Bay, Porth Swan to Holyhead Distance - 14 miles/22 km Difficulty - Moderate - low lying Elevation - 235m |
LCpl FC Ward LCpl PA Sweet Gdsm I Dale Gdsm C Mordecai |
|
Saturday 18 June |
LSgt JR Carlyle Gdsm DR Williams 59 Gdsm A Walker 85 Gdsm B Jasper |
| Sunday 19 June Trearddur Bay to Rhosneigr Distance - 16.25 miles/26 km Difficulty - Easy to Moderate Elevation - 511m |
LCpl CC Thomas 03 Gdsm GW Poole Gdsm GC Grace Gdsm JF Weaver |
| Monday 20 June Rhosneigr to Newborough Forest Distance - 13.5 miles/20 km Difficulty - Easy - low lying Elevation - 219m |
Attached Personnel: LCpl BC Bullers ACC Pt AM Connett ACC Pte MA Jones ACC Pte RW Middlewick ACC Cfn MW Rollins REME LCpl AR Streatfield REME |
| Tuesday 21 June Newborough Forest to Moel Y Don Distance - 16.5 miles/27 km Difficulty - Easy - low lying Elevation - 322m |
Dai Graham Memorial Day |
A printable version of this itinerary is available to download here.
For further information and to register to join, please contact Keith Lewis on 07949 719196.
Daily Routine
0900 hrs - Rendezvous
0930 hrs - Drumhead Service
1000 hrs - Walking Starts
All walkers should bring their own food and water to last the duration of the walk.
There is some basic, limited accommodation available on a first come first served basis.
Transport to and from the walk is the responsibility of participants.