[8] In 1892, a steamer owned by one of the belligerents involved in the Chilean Civil War docked at Port Stanley.

[11] The men left the Islands on 8 December 1939, once the immediate danger of attack from German raiders was judged to have receded.

During this time the Highlanders dug out gun pits, embankments, and other protection from a possible German naval attack.

[7] After the end of the war, the presence of Royal Marines as part of the Islands' defence led to the FIDF adopting drill styles.

[7] On 1 April 1982, alongside the Royal Marines party, the FIDF was mobilised to defend the Islands from the Argentine invasion.

For the duration of the war, some members of the FIDF were kept under house arrest at Fox Bay until the Argentine surrender.

[19] The ship is named in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and has been leased to the Falklands Government by Seagull Maritime Limited for fifteen years.

[20] Civilian-crewed, the vessel is a Damen Stan 5009 patrol ship with a maximum speed of up to 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph) and a crew of up to 28 persons.

If patrolling at 10 knots she can reportedly operate for 42 days with a range of up to 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi).

She is fitted with two Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun mounts though she routinely deploys unarmed.

[3] The FIDF is organised as a light infantry company with additional roles, though, as of 2022, it was reported to be closer to platoon-strength with 40 personnel.

[27] In an agreement with the British Ministry of Defence, a Royal Marines Warrant Officer Class 2 is seconded to the Force as a Permanent Staff Instructor.