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Welcome to the A to Z
.................... of all things Coldstream!
Not a lot to explain really, the alphabet, A to Z but regarding
subjects and relevant information to do with anything Coldstream!
Some of it you'll find interesting and other links will take you to
places on ShinyCapstar that you probably never knew existed!
So, if you've got something that you'd like to place on ShinyCapstar or
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SECTIONS AND CATEGORIES ARE ADDED ON A REGULAR BASIS
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Aden: Regimental History
Address:
What's our address, find out here.
Afghanistan (Op Herrick 7) - The Battalion's
recent tour to Afghanistan in Sep 07.
American War of Independence: Regimental
History
April Fools: The nation was caught
with this stinker!
ArmyNet: A fantastic Military
Portal, bringing the Army into the Web Future
Army: The British Army Home Page.
Ashanti: Regimental History
Athletics: Info and images from the Bn Athletics
Team 10KM Inter Services Road Race on the 03 Sep 08.
Australia: The Battalion
Football Team visit Australia (2008) on the Ambitious Attitude
Exercise.
Austria/Austrian: The War against the Austrian
Succession
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Basrah Bulletin: The Battalion's
Newsletter whilst serving in iraq on Op Telic 6
Battalion Boxing: Inter-Company Boxing -
2003 - 2006
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Battalion Colours: Info and images of the
Battalion/Company Colours
Battalion Staff: The History and Traditions of
the Coldstream Guards Battalion Staff
Battle Honours: The Coldstream Guards have
been awarded a total of 117 Honorary Distinctions, read about them
here.
Big Capstar
Project : Show your
creative side, FREE to download!
Blast from the Past: Embarrassing Images!
Boer War: Regimental History
Bored: Then have a look at the
Coldstream News Section to see if anything gets your eye.
Bosnia: Regimental History
Breakfast with the General: A VIP visit to the
Sergeants' Mess
Brief History: A brief history of the
Coldstream Guards
British Army: The British Army MOD
Home Page
British Guiana: Regimental History
Brooks: VC Winner, SGT OLIVER BROOKS, VC
Buy:
Something Coldstream.
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Coldstream Guards (various): -
Afghanistan(Op Herrick7) -
Battle Honours - Battalion
Colours - Battalion Staff -
Capstar
- Career -
Coldstream Kids - Colours -
Company Colours -
Customs & Colours -
Customs & Traditions -
Deployment
(Location) - Experiences -
Forum -
Gallery - GC
Winners - Hanging the Brick -
History -
Iraq(OpTelic6) -
Jacob the Goose -
Joining - Laurel
Anniversaries - Look
at Life - Memorabilia -
Message from the CO & RSM -
News -
Newsletter - OpTelic6(Iraq) -
Op Herrick7(Afghanistan -
Queens Birthday Parade -
Regimental Band -
Regimental Battle Honours -
Regimental Customs -
Regimental History -
Regimental Personalities -
Sgts Mess Customs -
State Colours -
Timeline - Welfare
- Uniform - VC Winners -
Tribute to the 2nd Bn -
Campbell: VC Winner, LT COL JOHN VAUGHAN
CAMPBELL, VC, CMG, DSO
Canal Zone: Regimental History
Career: Get one in the Coldstream Guards
Capstar: We don't wear a Capbadge but a
Capstar, download the images here.
Challenge: The Coldstream Guards 24hr 3
Peaks Challenge
Coldstream Kids: formed in memory of Gdsm
Anthony Wakefield and Sgt Christian Hickey Coldstream Guards, who
were both tragically killed whilst serving in Iraq in 2005.
Coldstream News: Get the latest
information from Planet Coldstream here.
Colours: Information on the Queens Colour and
Regimental Colour
Commanding Officer: A message from the
Commanding Officer.
Company Badges: See them all here.
Company Colours: See and read about the
Company Colours and Emblems.
Computer Tips: Some nice tips and links to
sites with freeware software.
Connoly: VC Winner, MAJOR JOHN AUGUSTUS CONOLLY,
VC
Contact Us: How to get in touch with the
ShinyCapstar Team.
Corps of Drums: Light Role Coversion at Ash
Ranges 2004.
Cricket: The Sgts V's the Officers Mess -
Windsor, 2008
Crimea War: Regimental History
Customs and Colours: From 'Hanging a
Brick to Jacob the Goose, read about what makes us so special here.
Customs & Traditions: Of a Coldstreamer,
marching in on orders, calling the role etc
Cyprus: Regimental History
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Database: Keep in touch with lost
friends with the 'Contact - Wait Out Database'.
Deployment (current): STOP - Where the
Coldstream Guards are now
Dobson: VC Winner, LCPL FREDERICK WILLIAM DOBSON,
VC
Downloads: A few Coldstream Orientated
Downloads here, plus Capstars, Desktop Backgrounds and Coldstream
Images.
Drill Course: Read about the Bn Pre Drill
Course here.
Drink and Drive - Don't do it!
Dunbar: Regimental History
Dutch: The War against the Dutch - Regimental
History
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Egypt
(1801): Regimental History
Egypt (1882): Regimental History
E-Mail:
Get in touch with the ShinyCapstar Team.
Exercise: The Battalion at Salisbury Plain -
FTX at Thetford 2004 -
Experiences:
Stories that reflect the diversity, challenge and fun of a career in
the Coldstream Guards
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Fancy a Break:
ShinyCapstar thoroughly recommends Lilywhite Cottage
Farewell to Monty: The
Battalion march through Aldershot from Montgomery Lines to Lille
Barracks
Farewell to WOII Murphy: Various events and
functions to say Farewell to the CSM
Feedback:
We value your feedback, and you can give us yours here!
Fit: You have to be to have a place in the Bn
Athletics Team! Info and images from the 10KM Inter Services Road
Race on the 03 Sep 08.
Football: Sergeants' Vs Officers in their
(usually) annual clash - 2003 -
2004 - 2005
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Foot Guards: Can you tell them apart,
some useful information on all the Guards Regiments
Foreign Service: Regimental History
Formation: of the Regiment
Forum:
An internet Community, the Coldstream Guards have one here.
FREE: to a good home, download a high quality
Coldstream Guards Poster.
Frisby: VC Winner, CAPTAIN CYRIL HUBERT FRISBY,
VC
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Gallery:
Pictures and Images.
George Cross:
Read about those famous Coldstreamers who were awarded the GC
here.
Golf: A few images from a Battalion Golfing Event
Goodlake: VC Winner, MAJOR GERALD LITTLEHALES
GOODLAKE, VC.
Gulf War(91): Regimental History
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Hadrian's Wall - 2 Company's March and
Remembrance Parade
Hanging the Brick: Read the History
here, and see Brick in
2003 - 2004
- 2006
Headquarter Company: Adventure Training at
Fremington Camp in 2006
Hickey (Sergeant Chris Hickey): Lost to the
Battalion during the Op Telic (Iraq) 6 Tour.
History: We have hundreds of years worth - read
it here!
HMS Ocean: Members of the Battalion pay a
visit.
Holland: Regimental History
Honour Our Troops: Not
heard of it? then have a look!
Hougoumont Farm Images: new images unveiled in
the Sgts Mess
Hougoumont or Bust: 650miles in 85
hours ....! Read more here.
Homecoming: Information on homecoming
from the Op Telic 6 (Iraq) Tour.
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Iraq:
The Battalion's tour in 2005, Op Telic 6.
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Jackson: VC Winner, LCPL THOMAS
NORMAN JACKSON, VC
Jacob the Goose: The Regimental Mascot, read the
fascinating history here.
Join
the Coldstream Guards: Be the envy of your mates and join the
Coldstream Guards, info here on how to join.
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Kuwait & Zanzibar: Regimental
History
Knowledge
is Power: As the saying goes, find out all things Coldstream
here.
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Laurel Anniversaries: certain battles
and other anniversaries, the colours are decked with laurels.
Liddel:
VC Winner, CAPTAIN IAN OSWALD LIDDELL, VC
Links:
Other links to other Coldstream Sites around the world.
Look
at Life: Try before you buy as the saying goes - see what a life
in the Coldstream Guards is like without commitment!
LSGC Presentation: Members of the Battalion
are presented their LSGC at Lille Barracks, Aldershot in 2004
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Mailing
List: Want to be informed when ShinyCapstar's updated? You can
if you join the mailing list.
Malaya: Regimental History
March
through:
Battalion March through Windsor on the Welcome Home Parade
Mauritius: Regimental History
Mayoress of Windsor Visit: VIP Visit to the
Sgts Mess
MT (Mechanical Transport) Platoon: Exercise Pond
Clean
Memorabilia:
Where to buy those Coldstream
Gadgets and Stuff!
Message
Board: An internet
Community, the Coldstream Guards have one here.
Message: A message from the Commanding Officer &
Regimental Sergeant Major
Mr Coldstream: The Ultimate Warrior!
2006 -
Mutiny: Coldstream Mutiny, read all about it
here!
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News:
Get the latest Coldstream News here.
Newspaper Links: A convenient page of links to
many of the civilian newspaper sites.
Nicholls: GC Winner, BRIGADIER ARTHUR FREDERICK
CRANE NICHOLLS, GC,ERD.
Nominal Rolls: for RSM's of the
1st & 2nd Bn plus others (WE NEED YOUR HELP to complete them).
Northern Ireland (various years):
Regimental History
Nulli Secundus (Second to None)
- Read chapters from this fantastic book online for
FREE!
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Op Telic 6: The Battalion's tour of Iraq in
November 2005
Op Telic 6 Tour Info: Tour Information: Useful
info, images and radio interviews from the Iraq Tour
Op Herrick 7: The Battalion's tour in
September 2007
Op Herrick 7 Update Section: A Diary of the
events during the Battalion's tour in September 2007
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Pacesticking: Walking up and
down with the Pace Stick explained, and see competitions in
2003 at Londonderry -
2004 at Aldershot -
2006 at Windsor.
Palestine (1936): Regimental History
Palestine (1945): Regimental History
Past & Present: Past &
Present Dinners: 2004 Lille Barracks,
Aldershot -
PC Tips: A dedicated section for help with the
web and Computers
Peninsula War: Regimental History
Phil Packer (Maj): OUTSTANDING would
be an understatement!
Pictures:
Of all things Coldstream.
Polls: Have your say in the ShinyCapstar Polls.
PRI Shop: For all purchases Coldstream and much
more.
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Queens
Birthday Parade (or Trooping the Colour): Useful information
about the History & Customs.
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Read:
Have a good one with the Coldstream Guards Newsletter.
Recruit(ing):
To 'Recruit' to join the Coldstream Guards, a 'Recruit' is what a
Coldstreamer starts life as at the 'Coldstream Factory', learn more
here.
Regimental Association Days:
2005 -
2006 - 2008 -
Regimental Band: Info and images on the
Coldstream Regimental Band.
Regimental Battle Honours: The Coldstream
Guards have been awarded a total of 117 Honorary Distinctions, read
about them here.
Regimental Dinners: Farewell to Lt Col
Waters - Sgt McSpirit, LSgt
Bray, LSgt Roberts, LSgt Gordon - WO1 &
Mrs NJ Hicks - WO1 & Mrs RSM Johnson -
Regimental Customs: From 'Hanging a Brick
to Jacob the Goose, read about what makes us so special here
Regimental History:
Read about over 350 years worth of glorious history here!
Regimental Personalities: So ......
who's in charge then?
Regimental Sergeant Major: A message from the
Regimental Sergeant Major
Rhodesia: Regimental History
Rugby 7's: Household Division Rugby 7's At Lille
Barracks, Aldershot.
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Save a Stamp: Send a message to
someone 'in Battalion' FREE!
Scrap Book: Part of the Shiny-Gallery.
Second Battalion: A tribute to the 2nd Bn
Coldstream Guards, currently in suspended animation.
Second to None: As in the
Coldstream Guards and also the name of the Regimental Newsletter.
Second to None (by Terry
Cardwell): FREE and EXCLUSIVE to ShinyCapstar, read this
tremendous book online
Sergeants' Mess Customs: Can we wear head
dress in the bar, why not brush up on our Regimental Customs here.
Seven Company: Info and images from our
Incremental Company.
Seven Years War: Regimental History
Sergeants' Mess Functions & Events:
(for Dinners see above for Regimental Dinners)
Hougoumont Farm Images unveiled -
Visit of the Mayoress of Windsor -
2004 Summer Ball -
Battlefield Tour of the Somme -
ShinyCapstar: The Past, Present & Future. The
idea behind ShinyCapstar.
Shiny-Chat:
The Coldstream Guards Community Forum, join and post messages live
(over 25,000 messages posted!).
Shiny-Gallery: Images of all things
Coldstream and more!
Shiny-Pedia (Shiny Information):
Pace-Sticking -
Shiny-Polls: Have your say in the ShinyCapstar
Polls.
Shiny-Stuff: Other Stuff from the Shiny
Empire
Shiny-Videos: Pop in and be one of the
10's of thousands who have viewed the video section.
Shocking: Dare you click this link
.... you were warned!
Sniper Platoon: Images from the elite
platoon in SP Coy
Spain/Spanish: The War of the Spanish Succession
Sports: Read about Athletics and a recent GOC
Sports Day here.
Stanlake: VC Winner, PTE WILLIAM STANLAKE, VC,
DCM
Statement: A message from the Commanding Officer
& Regimental Sergeant Major
State Colours: Info and Images
St George: Always celebrated in the Regiment,
history here, and see the celebrations in
2004 - 2005
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2008 - 2009
Strong: VC Winner, PTE GEORGE STRONG, VC
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Tactics & Demonstrations: The Battalion at the
Royal College Defence Studies Day at Warminster (2004)
Tangier: Regimental History
Three Peaks Challenge: Read and see
images about the challenge here.
Timeline: A Pictorial Regimental
Timeline
Trace a Coldstreamer: STOP - before you
e-mail us read this information!
Tribute: to the 2nd Bn Coldstream Guards
Trooping the Colour (or Queens Birthday
Parade): Useful information about the History & Customs.
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Uniform: See what a Coldstream
Sergeant looks like in 'full glory order' (from all angles).
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Victoria Cross: Read about those famous
Coldstreamers who were awarded the VC here
Visits: Visit to Bn
Major General GCM Lamb CMG OBE, General Officer Commanding 3 Div &
Major General SJL Roberts OBE, General Officer Commanding London
District -
GOC 3 Div and
Major General -
Major General JJC Bucknall -
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Wakefield
(Guardsman Anthony Wakefield): Lost to the Battalion during Op
Telic 6.
Wallpaper: Some Coldstream, Wallpaper for your
PC.
Waterloo: Regimental History
WebUser: In it's early days ShinyCapstar
was featured in the UK's biggest selling Web Magazine, read the
review here.
Welcome Home: From the Op Telic 6
(Iraq) Tour.
Welfare:
of Coldstreamers and their Families.
Wiggy Appeal: Hougoumont or Bust
Winner: A Coldstreamer wins first prize after
completing his ECDL
Where are we now? Right now, the Coldstream
Guards are located at ............. find out here
Whitham: VC Winner, PTE THOMAS WHITHAM, VC
World War One: Regimental History
World War Two: Regimental History
Wright: VC Winner, CSM PETER HAROLD WRIGHT, VC
Wyatt: VC Winner, LCPL GEORGE HARRY WYATT, VC
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Xmas Lunch: The Annual Tradition -
2004 -
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