Andy Tuft was born on the 12th of June 1965 and was probably the youngest person to serve in the Falklands war. He was a Junior Catering Rating [JCR] on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary armament stores ship Resource. As he says in his interview he went to the Falklands a boy and came back as a man.

Andy Tuft

Andy passed away following a short illness on the 12th May, 2022. This interview is dedicated to his wife Sarah, son Kyle and grandsons Rhys, Ollie, Josh and Noah. He was son to Margaret and Charlie and the youngest of their four children while they travelled the world as a military family. Brother to Jeanette, Anthony and Julie. Uncle to Christian, Stuart, Karl, Richard, Graham, Olivia, Eve and Angus. R.I.P

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