Mudlarking: Digging up clues into military history
Over 15 years Nicola White has found live bullets, grenades, military buttons, pocket watches and Royal Navy crockery.
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Army History What made you join up? Army recruitment adverts through the ages
The British Army has produced a series of recruitment adverts over the years, but what made you join up?
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History Why Is Afghanistan ‘The Graveyard Of Empires’?
Analysis: We take a look at the military history of Afghanistan and why forces in the region have faced similar trends
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Stories These Were The Most Popular Forces Network Stories Of 2018
What news and feature stories on forcesnews.com did you read the most during the year?
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Pre-WWI Period Mercians Remember Heavy Losses In The Battle of Ferozeshah
Ferozeshah was the first of two battles for control of the Punjab but came at a cost of 2,400 British casualties.
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History Who Do I Think I Am? My Family’s WW1 Story
Following on from the centenary of the end of WW1 is an example to inspire others in genealogy research on their own relatives' war service.
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History Sophie, Countess Of Wessex Opens Restored British Army Hospital’s Historic Chapel
Historic Royal Victoria Chapel in Hampshire formed part of British Army hospital that treated casualties from the Crimean War to WW2
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Stories The Story Behind Ray – The D-Day Veteran From That Heartwarming Remembrance Video
Paratrooper Ray Shuck, 95, was one of the first British Army soldiers to be dropped into Normandy on D-Day.
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Stories Stunning Comic Book Brings Real Story Of British Army Soldier To Life
How a soldier’s real-life story was immortalised in a graphic novel as part of a commemorative comic book campaign
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WWI 1915: The Forgotten Struggle
Short of men and material, find out how the British Army coped during 1915, an often overlooked year of the First World War.
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Remembrance Remembrance Poppies And Puttees Create Poignant Great War Artwork
It was a set of puttees owned by her late father that inspired a Wiltshire artist to create the ‘Binding The Past To The Present Through ...
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History Absolute Legends: The Man Who Went From Drug Dealer To Being Awarded A Victoria Cross
Johnson Beharry is the best example of how anyone can turn their life around and achieve amazing things if they try hard enough...
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Stories Fiji Day: Fijian Soldiers Celebrate Their British Army Pride In Cyprus
Bula & Happy Fiji Day. Fijian soldiers from 2nd Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment visited the Forces Radio BFBS studios in Cyprus to ...
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WWI First World War footage 'brought to life' in Peter Jackson's film They Shall Not Grow Old
Archive film footage has been painstakingly restored for the Oscar-winning filmmaker's new documentary.
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Stories British Army Helps Local School Bring History Alive
Over a week, Shipton Bellinger Primary School, on Salisbury Plain commemorated and celebrated 100 years since the end of the First World War ...
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Stories Army Air Corps Veteran Raises Money For 'Project Eagle'
Col (Retd) Paul Edwards MBE, who served in the British Army for more than 35 years, embarked on the Hadrian's Wall Challenge, running 84 ...