Private Southall, 3 Para - Memories of the Falklands War
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- Опубліковано 9 кві 2022
- An interview with then Private, later Sergeant Southall.
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This man was my Platoon Sgt in basic Training. Top bloke and made a huge impact on my life
I know Mick, he's a great guy. Massive respect to him. Some experience that, for a 17 year old.
Interesting to hear the other side of the story. Respect for this soldier and peace for both peoples. greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷
Love to the Argentinian veterans, from Britain. But no love for the idea of trying it again! Let those people live in peace.
Amen brother
@@jimmyhillschin9987 how abaut no? They evicted our people in 1833.. and broken our integral territory.. same as what is russia doing in ukranie
@@Juani2392 'Integral territory', like Patagonia was right?
I was a crew member on board the ss CANBERRA . I had the honour to get to know guy's in 3 para . Corp Stewart Mc Laughlin B coy ( scouser ) died a hero on mount Longdon . Only day's before he died he received a telex to say his wife had given birth to their first child . I have written to the MOD on a couple of occasions regarding some kind reconition for his gallantry . The replies each time said the info was missing forwarded by his commanding officer . Stuart was a professional and dedicated Para , I still think of him and his family to this day .God blesd them .
I was still at school in 1982, but took an interest in the Falklands war because I guy I later worked with was there with the Engineers. That interest led me to read about the events of the war and Corporal McLaughlins name always comes up. Surely if the citation for a medal got lost, the commanding officer who wrote it up was still alive to corroborate what was written. Stewart McLaughlins bravery happened whether the original citation was there or not. So why are the army hierarchy being so intransigent? I feel that there's some reason for their refusal to award a medal. It doesn't take away from the legend of Scouse McLaughlin though.
It could be about the ears !
Scouse Taylor here, RAF Regiment (II Field Airborne) I did one of the first exchange postings with the Parachute Regiment from "Our Mob" 1995 untill 1998. What agreat time and what a great gang of lads, I had a fantastic experience and Mick was one of those who made it so, a good friend and confidant to me when I was there and, I will always remember him with very fond memories, what ever you are doing now mate, 'stay tight" and the best of luck.
I have a couple of friends from 3 Para and will always ask others to remember Mick's fellow Junior Paras, Neil Grose, Jason Burt and Ian Scrivens. All were 17 as they set sail and Neil had his 18th birthday, on 11th June. All three lost their lives on Longdon and I believe Mick has left a plaque on Longdon in their memory.
Mate of mine over here in Colorado (met him in a pub watching the Champions League) is a Falklands vet. When I'm around, Jack never has to put his hand in his pocket, I'll cover that guy every time. Thanks Jack.
James OConnell 3 days in June is without a doubt a great historical account of the Battle as are all the interviews and personal experiences. Everyman an emperor. 🇬🇧
Absolutely extraordinary. Only 17 years old and had the guts and determination to go through a battle like that, in freezing wintry conditions on an alien rock-strewn mountain, thousands of miles from home, in the pitch dark of night. I'm sorry for the loss of his young friends, and can only wonder at his heroism.
Proud to Call Mick a friend on mine, a great bloke and a inspiration to many a younger paratrooper.
"There's nothing half so melancholy as a battle won; unless it be a battle lost"
RIP Jase, Scrivs, Neil and scouse ... see you at the re-org
Good interview, great story from one of the youngest Toms in a tough fight. I was signals officer in 10Para at the time, quite right about the Clansman radios, NATO roled bns had Clansman- incl. the TA bns, 4,10 & 15Para- 2 Para were not NATO roled so still had Larkspur radios- a live war changed that. I remember being quite impressed that a number of newly received GPMGs were called back to go South. 10Para had an exercise in Brecon Jan/February 82, I clearly remember a Coy OC and the Intelligence officer arguing with the Adjutant about how inappropriate it was for a NATO roled Bn to train there, the killer line was 'When is the Parachute Regiment ever going to fight in anywhere remotely like the Brecon Beacons?'. Perfect preparation as it turned out, and the boys put it to good use: Utrinque Paratus
Brecon was accidentally brilliant for the Falklands. Shame not so helpful testing skills for Iraq and afghan
Argument between 3 officers that couldn’t find their arse with both hands, so situation normal then
The old days when 4 coy was still at the Duke of York's. And Beacon was our bread and butter 😁
The price paid for Freedom. I stand in awe of people like Mick.
Had the pleasure of having a beer with this lad in the Shot
He's only seven years older than me. I fell out a tree and snapped my arm so it spin round like a propeller on May 23rd '82. Six bloody weeks I was in traction. Watched the whole war from a hospital bed. I used to use plastic bags between my thick woolen socks and the boots. Feet stay toasty dry and warm then. Nothing worse than wet feet to destroy someone's basic well being. Tried it out of desperation one time I was stuck in wet boots for a week and a half and my feet were starting to get rotten and sore, and it worked. Brilliantly actually. Cheers for the vid.
Great interview. Well done
I remember the military build up for the guys that went to the Falklands. I was 12 at the time. I watched it intently. I remember Brian Hanrahan & the other commentators giving the details of what was going on. Remember feeling very proud of them going to do what they needed to do. Listening to Michael, he is a straightforward guy & glad that he survived that war as only 17. For all the servicemen that were lost there, you will never be forgotten & we are extremely grateful for your service…
Great interview with a top bloke ABI 👏
Thank you both very much for the excellent interview. I appreciated the chance to learn more about this. Michael, I recognize what a huge experience it was for you & think that you conveyed very well a lot about how it felt to be a young man there facing such challenges, & with such courage. My respects to the fine friends & colleagues you lost & to your lasting recollections of them, as well as to all the good people lost on both sides. I am sad that we have a world where these situations ever happen. I am very glad to know that currently you are putting effort into teaching First Aid! I feel sure that you have lots to say about that & wish you well with it.
Excellent. Absolutely gripping stuff.
Good interview, thanks.
Thanks also to Mick Southall.
A remarkable and memorable video Simon thanks for sharing and a massive thank you to Michael.
Great interview Mick. Hope all is well with you mate.
This generation of man are an absolute credit to us British.Can you imagine the woke generation they would have surrendered if someone broke a nail.Mans,man doubt any of these identify as anything but the anatomy they born with.I ain't racist ,homophobic or nought but I worry about our nation in general.I believe everyone has the same rights but society has become insane.Thank you sir I was a young lad when you fought this war I remember the carrier's leaving with Harrier jump jets and felt immense pride to be British.
I've just watched this , I'm actually humbled , thankyou for your account and your amazing service to your country .
Good interview Mick - you, and the other lads, did very well for 17 year olds
Thank you very much for this video and thank you, then Pvt Southall, for sharing! I've read "the green eyed boys" - but this is very much more personal. I was a wee lad of 4, coming up on 5 when this took place. But I still remember the telly (in Sweden) showing the fighting. Good job!
A powerful video, Respect.
enjoyed the candid nature of recounting the experiences and confusions.. interview technique of listening and letting them talk was much appreciated
What an absolutely top bloke. Great job Simon
Very interesting content, thanks.
Awesome stuff to hear this mans bravery, himself and comrades.
Great interview, all brave lads. I’ve read a lot of books by Falkland veterans but it’s good to listen to a brave mans story 👍🏻
I played football with Mick, he was a good keeper in his day.
Massive respect to Mick. A very brave man Godbless him.
Amazing Man and Amazing men he served with , God Bless!
Great interview..at 17ys old of to war.. my god..total respect mick.
Nice one Mick, spent some time up at 3 paras digs in Edinburgh years ago, and was at Brize on my para course when you lot ship out to the Falklands. I must be a couple of years older then you, and ended up my taking a commission but my heart was always with the guys. 👍
Grazie mille per queste testimonianze preziose!
Nothing but Respect thankyou for the recount
thank you for your service.
Thx for the chat Mick
Awesome video, really interesting.
Awesome. So humble yet fascinating.
Great stuff Mick
This was fantastic!
The ladders .... indeed! One of the Privates carrying the ladder was James (Jim ) Bolton, now retired Major. Just did an interview with him. And some did in fact fall in the water. :))
i was not in the falklands i was in a guards regiment in the early 70s but one thing i know is that we lost several guys in their teens in the troubles and i get to almost 70 now and i look back at life good bad or indifferent but one things for sure ive lived a life they did not and i think what a waste for such young guys to lose their lives at such young ages man its the worst thing
True words.
Excellent interview. I have read the book by Jimmy that was mentioned and that is definitely worth a read.
I’d highly recommend anyone to Read or Listen to “3 Days In June” a truly in depth account of the entire battle from all aspects of it
I am friends with Kenny Watt who was there
Thank you 🙏
Brilliant, brave and also humble man.
Imagine the feeling of heading into Stanley expecting a huge fight even bigger than the one you just came from to hear that Stanley surrendered the relief must have been massive
Worked with Mick at a training unit around the turn of the millennium. Inspirational, brilliant, and very funny bloke who was well liked by everyone not least me.
I remember the Falklands conflict as a boy watching it on TV, I joined the TA as soon I was old enough
Yes , 18 hours ,yes they were good . But you were disadvantaged. Taking a defensive mined position at night after walking 60 miles, wet and cold , out numbered .
Fucking amazing!!!
There is something about a British Soldier well done
Incredible story and bravery.words cant explain the respect.i was 11 at the time...i had a me and my brother at blackpool june 12 th1982 taken near the gold mine ride.it had the date on.and about the zame time these were killing and dying....i live near my primary school adn wehen i go past the falklands war always jumps into my mind.....always had apassion for militsry historyas my dads a chelsea pensioner.....as ive always sed.if this vet was talking and a celeb walked in id forgetthe cele ans listen to his stories every time....RIP to all who fought 17 ..18years kiloing eachother...RIP
Wow. Not your typical RM video. Very, very good. Nothing beats or even comes close to an honest description from someone who was 'there'. Funny how I haven't been to many places in the UK. However, I have been to Chester (Mick describes returning there after the war). Small world.
It's not typical RM,because the guy was a paratrooper.
@@h7283 RM = Rifleman Moore not Royal Marine. But, I think you're just busting my balls a bit. 😁
I say it's not 'typical' as Simon usually just shows a mannequin and discusses kit... he doesn't often interview a guest.
Nice one Mick
Hi, say Goodday to Mitch for me #RESPECT. I remember that time very well, I was out of the army by then (done my 20 years) and was trout fishing in the back country of the North Island of New Zealand. A Fishing Ranger came looking for me as he knew that I was ex C Coy 3 Para, and took me back to his place so that I. could follow the news on our local TV. Yea, the Airborne community is stretched all over the world and what happens to one, happens to all. Once a hairy ass Para, always a Para! Thanks for taking the time to tell it from a grunts point of view. It must have been so very much harder for a Boy Soldier that has the least amount of stamina and mental fortitude. Yes, definitely Respect! Cheers mate. Harera.
It was almost criminal the lads had no night vision, been thinking bout that since he described the ambush front.
@@willallen7757 Hi Will, what I found criminal was the fact that we had terrible gear and the boots were the worst I ever wore in my service in three different armies. The best gear we ever scrounged was the ones we “rescued” from the Norwegian Army when we had those exercises above the Artic Circle. We never had proper cold weather clothing, so it’s just as well we spend most of our service in the Paras in the Middle East. Cheers mate. Harera
@@pierevojzola9737 wow, frankly shocking . Take care, good luck landing some big ones .
Hi, Simon if you haven’t read 3 days in June by James O’Connell. Please do. Remarkable
Total respect.
Good corrections Mick Southall... Cookhouse/Galley and boat/Ship! LOL!
Well done, that bloke, on all aspects!
Don’t know him, but what a guy, British army needs bods like mick in todays theatres. Thank you for your service.
I miss such wonderful people
My plt ran out off recruits 663 and we joined 664 so p coy was fun fighting a rival plt I fought a big aussie ,good fight draw ,Brize holiday çamploved it
Respect.
Mick you are some man agree they fought
I can’t imagine today’s 17 year olds going through something like that.
Then you don't know the 17 year-olds I do.
Nope.
They went through Afghanistan which in many ways was way worse.
nice
Pure military legends.
Lionhearted 🙏❤️🇬🇧
Extremely surprised to hear in the interview that Longdon was 2-3 kilometres long.
All those guy's are heroes in my books.
My mate was in 3 Para and had just got to the regiment, when the Falklands kicked off, he was 18 at the time. Around 5 years ago i bumped into him at a petrol station, where both of us do not live near and he was working as a MOD Policeman, he would be 60 now, so do wonder how he is getting on, he had some hard times when he got back, lost his house etc. He was even interviewed when they were investigating the rumors' of the Paras shooting prisoners, just could not leave them alone, with little help form anyone at the time.
Nobody wins a war. It's not sport. Hope the guys on both sides can find peace in their later years.
The Sheffield was not a large vessel but it was new built and cost a lot of money.
And even after 40 years this man is still an Emperor ....
Thank you very much for this. I’ve read and watched just about everything that the lads of 3 & 2 Para did in the Falklands. Could you try and interview Mark Eyles Thomas who Mike did mention in this interview. Mark wrote arguably the best book on the battle in my view, Sod That For A Game Of Soldiers. Thanks again.
That was a fantastic book just like the three days in June. Two of the best books on 3 paras assault London. I purchased both and the grand thing about the book that Jimmy wrote is you could pay tribute to a fallen 3 Para soldier for your book. I had Pte Jason Burt in my book.
Every time I think of The Falklands War , Mount Langdon and the year 1982 Jason’s name always comes to my mind. RIP young man and Rest In Peace to all the fallen on Langdon May god be with you all.
17 years old, far too young to be expected to go to war, especially in these circumstances, yes, if we were faced with a Hitler type threat then ok.
Respect to all those young men (boys), who fought in the Falklands, from all of the services.
Those young lads lost, and those wounded physically and mentally at such young ages.
I joined the navy at 16, and the army at 20, infantry.
Two different people, one a boy and one a man......
And to think that those in positions of power allow it is very concerning, and still.
Yes, join up young, get the training, but there should be a higher age limit for frontline combat.
Does anyone on here know Taff Burke from Hirwaun in the Beacons 3 Para but went south with 2 para he was 478 platoon, back squadded from 476 or 477 ???
If you teach a man to use a gun, and put him in a defensive position like in the moutains of the Falkland Islands, he will be a problem for anyone. Didn't matter that some were conscripts. PS. Throwng an 84 with a HEAT round in it! Classic. I couldn't stop laughing. Especially when you think about the peacetime drills for a misfire. :)))
The Argentinians in their Skyhawks did a job, it was essentially like Americans coming at ya . I was 11 and remember seeing the footage of ships just draped in automatic weapons as some nut in a Skyhawk streaked by.
argies had a lot more planes than the uk and still suffered 50% losses
Brits had sidewinders and support from the world's leading power. Still, 21 ships out of service. It wasn't a picnic.
Honor and glory for the fallen on both sides.
@@paulmcdonough1093 Si vas con un avion casi obsoleto solo cargado con bombas de la 2da guerra mundial contra buques de ultima genetacion cargados de misiles antiaereos y asi y todo logtas hundir 8 de esos biques es fue y sera una HAZAÑA EXTRAORDINARIA...
He fight in Mount Longdon,????
On Longdon. 3 Para fought regular Argie Marines not conscripts.
10th Marine Regt !
Always “overlooked”, the boring narrative is, “poor, teenage conscripts, fighting Britain’s best”!
Wrong, in Mount Longdon fought the infantry Regiment Nr. 7 "Coronel Conde", regular army conscripts. And they fought well.
Here was i thinking we were on the same side. Sorry if I got it wrong. Stuck on top Mount Harriet for 10 days before the battle it was difficult to distinguish.
Excuse me, the avatar sunrayisdown is related to the fall of Colonel H.Jones in Goose Green?
Johnny Gash set a standard! He didn't study medicine to be a healer, at least when I knew him.
Sgt Mark Geordie Crowne did a pretty good job, too...RIP 👌😎
Total respect for Mick and this channel. But have to add some insights from my time during the war. This story about daylight landing being a mistake is pure nonsense. SBS had recc'd the beaches for a number of potential landing sites. Intel about deployment of Argie forces was tight and accurate. I know for a fact that the basic planning objective was to avoid an opposed landing.
Perhaps you could try and get more interviews with the SBS guys as it is a story in its own right.
What’s the song in the intro?
Colonel Bogey March.
I went to school with Jon Crowe.
10th Argie Marine Regt
Yes I remember those boots. Absolutely useless. I think they were actually designed to absorb water, they were just like blotting paper.
Subestimaron a los Argentinos a la gloria fuerza aerea
Hoofing ! No picnic. Like the Royal Marines.
This is a stupid and immature thing to say, grow up. I worked with all during this war so you need crawl back under the stone you come from
i was here in 1982. i bagged a couple of argies and came back on the canberra. piece of piss.
WHY PEOPLE IN ARGENTINA WANT FALKLANDS BUT DON'T WANT CHILE,URUGUAY AND REST OF SPANISH AMERICA? THEY ARE ALL HISPANICS.PORTUGUESE AMERICA IS 1 COUNTRY BRAZIL. WHY DON'T THEY THINK OF UNITING NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA? SHOULD INDIAN NATIVE AMERICANS DEMAND LAND FROM THEM AND TELL THEM TO GO TO EUROPE WHERE THEY ORIGINATE FROM?
you will never have the fa;lands the people that live there its there land and its british rule
Am lead 2 believe from my brother who was hat in the Royal anglian regt that we got r clansman radios from them in Colchester???
Argentina complain about UK being colonialists, but Argentina ultimate colonial nation. Killed all the local South American Indians and only about 200yrs old
@@paulmcdonough1093 :"Their" land
Why didn't the paras parachute in? That's thier speciality
1982 and 4000 miles (almost 8000 kms) from Ascension Island; no C17s then.
They had no aircraft with the range to do an airdrop from a UK base or even from Acension island
@@neilhughes3529 And apart from that jumping in would've been a bit silly for a few obvious reasons. By the way me Da ' is ( was ) 3 Para B - Coy from 73 til 79 and some of his good mates fought at Mt Longdon.
Nearest useable airfield was on Ascension Island, 3800 miles away. No Aircraft with Para drop capabilities had the range to get there and back. It had to be by sea.
Pirates go home. Return to the North Atlántic. The South Atlántic is 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Just remind me how many of your own people you kidnapped, raped and murdered?
17 and 18, I remember when this happened and I was 18 and really not old enough for this shit
A skirmish not a war,and the so called too class British army suffered a Very bloody nose and Hugh embrassment on the world's stage and for what??? A piece of rock in the middle of nowhere 🤣
For what?? To defeat a facist military dictatorship 8000 miles from home.
Stop talking bollocks , Bell end
120 ships, 40,000 troops, 8,000 miles from base, No air Superiority - Skirmish !