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Rodney James Hastings enlisted into The Parachute Regiment in June 1964.He was posted to 6 Platoon B Company, the 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 PARA). He also served with HQ and A Company during his time in 2 PARA.

Corporal Hastings served in Malaya, Borneo, Hong Kong and the Island of Anguilla in the Caribbean.

Cpl Hastings left the regiment in February 1973.

Corporal Rodney Hastings

Service History

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Hong Kong
The emergency deployment was authorised in order to provide the resident Gurkha battalion with some much-needed respite, and ...

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Malay Peninsula
Service on operations in Malaysia and surrounding waters was recognised by the institution of a separate campaign clasp ...

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Anguilla (Operation Sheepskin)
Civil strife led to armed insurrection and as the Island was a British Colony. 2 PARA was despatched with 120 members of Lond...

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Borneo
Borneo (Kalimantan to the Indonesians) is the second biggest island in the world. One third of the island was three British d...

Decorations

General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
General Service Medal Clasp (1962 onwards)
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6 Platoon, B Company, 2 PARA, Malaya 1965.
6 Platoon, B Company, 2 PARA, Malaya 1965.

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Taking Pot Luck, Lance Corporal Hastings, 2 PARA, Operation Sheepskin, 1969.
Taking Pot Luck, Lance Corporal Hastings, 2 PARA, Operation Sheepskin, 1969.