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WWI Thousands of Indian WW1 soldiers to be remembered in perpetuity after historical injustice
The CWGC has announced the largest single addition to its casualty records since WW2 that will help create a more inclusive narrative
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Army History Bidders to the right of them: Charge of the Light Brigade lancer's medals sold at auction
Sergeant James Wightman of the 17th Lancers, the central figure in the iconic painting, suffered 13 separate wounds in the historic action
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Army The Grenadier Guards: Celebrating 370 years of pomp, ceremony – and fighting spirit
While most people associate the unit with its ceremonial role, the guardsmen in the Army's most senior regiment are fighting soldiers first
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Army The Army's last county regiment marks 20th anniversary of controversial merger
The Royal Yorkshire Regiment was formed in June 2006 as a result of an infantry reorganisation that reduced the number of Army battalions
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Army VC-holder Johnson Beharry reunited with Warrior in which he earned his medal 22 years ago
WO1 Beharry was at the National Army Museum in London, where his battle-proven IFV has gone on display after more than 40 years of service
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Army Ferocious, making history and recorded on camera: 1 PWRR and the Battle of CIMIC House
For three weeks in Iraq in 2004, British soldiers were engaged in one of the longest and most fierce firefights in the history of the Army
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Army Armoured warriors: Specialised airborne unit remembered 50 years after disbanding
Former members of the Parachute Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps attended the unveiling of a permanent display
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Army Royal Tank Regiment WW2 Victoria Crosses on display at Bovington for first time
The two medals won during the Western Desert Campaign are the only VCs to have been awarded to soldiers from the RTR in the war
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History Former England cricketer Jack Russell's military medal collection sells for £74,000
The collection that belonged to international wicketkeeper Jack Russell included a Military Cross awarded to a soldier killed in the Battle ...
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Army Fantastic news! Community delighted Ashcroft medal collection finds new home
Lord Ashcroft's collection of Victoria Crosses and George Crosses will be going on display at the National Army Museum
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Feature Truck driver or paratrooper? Discovery of D-Day clicker reveals grandfather's true role
The friend-or-foe identification devices, which are also known as cricket clickers, were a vital piece of equipment on Operation Overlord
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Feature 'Uncanny' parallels between Ukraine's Op Spiderweb and SAS missions during World War 2
Author and historian Damien Lewis spoke to BFBS Forces News before the release of his new book, SAS The Great Train Raid
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Army Meeting Bernard Cornwell – the master storyteller who shares his brain with Sharpe
BFBS Forces News reporter Sian Grzeszczyk Melbourne finds out what's in store for the historical fiction writer's most beloved characters
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Military Life Irish Guards return to Belfast to mark 125 years of service with parade and laying up of colours
Crowds lined the streets as the regiment known as ‘the Micks’ marked their 125th anniversary back in Belfast
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Army History Welsh Guards present quirky mini uniform for Brussels' Manneken Pis on Liberation Day
The iconic Little Pissing Man fountain statue was first dressed as a Welsh Guard at the end of the Second World War in Europe