Christmas Island Veterans Association

Members who served with raf christmas island.

Christmas island veterans association. The british nuclear test veterans association bntva was formed to campaign for recognition and restitution of our servicemen who participated in the british nuclear tests. Unofficial british nuclear test veterans association bntva has 995 members. Sign up to get the veterans the justice they deserve. The tests ran from 1952 and 1967 and this year marks 60 years since operation grapple y when britain exploded a 2 8 megaton bomb at christmas island in the south pacific with the help of 22 000.

Alert me about debates like this. Following a long campaign by the british nuclear test veterans association. We are the largest and fastest growing community of uk forces veterans on the web with over 500 000 members. Around 28 000 service veterans were involved in 21 atmospheric nuclear tests carried out by britain in australia and at malden island and christmas island between 1952 and 1958.

The descendants of these unique servicemen continue the fight for recognition. The operation was a tri force operation with army navy and. The bntva are organising a return to christmas island in 2018 for any veteran who would like to return to the island to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the largest nuclear bomb that was detonated on the island on 28th april 1958. Welcome to forces reunited the place where you can find information and friends from raf christmas island.

The us which carried out nuclear tests alongside british forces on christmas island and elsewhere has set aside 80 million to provide health care and assistance to its nuclear veterans. Parliamentary buildings restoration and renewal bill money in the house of commons at 4 53 pm on 21st may 2019. In recognition of where the aged veterans fund originates from we are honoured to have the national chairman of british nuclear test veterans association to give a talk on the christmas island nuclear bomb tests in 1950 s and 60 s and on their on going support to the veterans who were affected by the tests. From 22 000 brave soldiers there now remains less then 3000 and.

Christmas island nuclear testing. Servicemen who observed the explosions from christmas island say they had no protective gear but were ordered to turn their backs and cover their faces with their hands.