Legionnaires from far away places

[JerMu]

I’ve just stumbled upon this and I thought I’d share it (for what it’s worth). It’s in French and it was written in April.
It mentions “statisticsâ€￾ about the number of legionnaires in the FFL today coming from far away places - and I do mean far away:

Samoa: 1 legionnaire
Vanuatu: 15 legionnaires including 2 NCOs
Fiji: 10 legionnaires
NZ: 8 legionnaires
Australia: 12 legionnaires

http://ainsi-va-le-monde.blogspot.fr/2012/04/la-legion-etrangere-barometre-du-monde.html

 

[RMD]

Only 20 ANZAC's? Can someone please clarify? Only two Syrians? Or 2 Syrian & 4 Greeks, or 24 of either.

 

[Martin Scott]

Who cares if there wearing Kepi Blanc there all bros simples really

 

[mulgarat]

Only 20 ANZAC's? Can someone please clarify? Only two Syrians? Or 2 Syrian & 4 Greeks, or 24 of either.

20 is a lot. In beginning of 1986 there were about 4-5 Kiwis and about the same number of Australians. Most of them were in the REP. There were 2 Aussies and 1 Kiwi in the 13th. Bucket loads of UK passport holders though.

 

[A1200]

Do you know how many Greeks are serving ,if any?

--edit--
My bad,I just saw there are four.

 

[Stoeng]

Two Greeks during my time. One deserted and one finished lieutenant-colonel.

 

[Martin Scott]

20 is a lot. In beginning of 1986 there were about 4-5 Kiwis and about the same number of Australians. Most of them were in the REP. There were 2 Aussies and 1 Kiwi in the 13th. Bucket loads of UK passport holders though.

Most of them ex Para reg or Royal Marines, n'est-ce pas ? lol

 

[mulgarat]

Most of them ex Para reg or Royal Marines, n'est-ce pas ? lol

Yep - and a few Inter City Firm. Glory days.

 

[JerMu]

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