The deployment of the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment to Bosnia on Op Grapple in March 1994 contributed hugely towards the success of the UN’s involvement at an incredibly challenging time in the civil war then engulfing the region.
It is proposed that a permanent memorial to those who served and died, including Pte Shaun Taylor, Corunna Company, 1 DWR is erected in Gorazde, Bosnia.
Please click on the link below to see the proposal, with images of the intended memorial:-
DWR Fundraising Campaign for memorial to Pte Shaun Taylor DWR May 2022 Final.
Money is being raised to support the project through a grant from 1 DWR Trustees and from donations and charity fund-raising from across former members of The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment. Similar efforts are being led by the SAS and RGBW Regimental Associations and veterans.
To contribute to the fundraising efforts, donate via the Duke’s Veteran’s JustGiving page that has been set up by Ben Walsgrove:-
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dukesbosnianmemorialcampaign
Those wishing to remind themself of the Bosnia deployment can read about it in the Iron Duke, issue 225, which is available for free download in the Iron Duke Journal list.
