words and pictures Tim Gosling
In June, Tim Gosling travelled to Dorset to attend the Armour and Embarkation event taking place for the fifth and reportedly final time
Over the course of a year, I usually attend a great number of military vehicle events. There are, however, not many which leave me with such a feeling of enjoyment as Armour and Embarkation. The first in 2010 was only supposed to be a one-off. Due to popular demand and with an enlarged organisation team comprising Jack Beckett, Jim and Abbie Clark, Adrian Scott, Graham and Jacqui Cole and Steve Ellis George, three more A&E events took place with the 2022 event being announced as the final one. However, with 2024 being the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the organisers agreed to hold the event one last time.
What makes Armour and Embarkation so special is that, unlike most events where the public pays to see predominantly static vehicles in a rally field, here the vehicles are on the move and the public gather at locations where they can watch the vehicles en route. The event comprises road runs involving tight convoys to three local destinations: Weymouth on Friday, Dorchester on Saturday and Martinstown on Sunday.
With no paying publ…
