Gas masks: How they evolved from the trenches to the Iranian Embassy siege and beyond
The gas mask was developed during the First World War after Germany launched the first chemical attack of the conflict in April 1915
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Army Swift and bold: All about The Rifles
The British Army regiment was formed in February 2007 and has hundreds of battle honours.
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Army The unbelievable career of the only British Army soldier to hold every rank
Sir William Robertson is the only person in the history of the British Army to have held every rank from private to field marshal.
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Feature The remarkable life of the British Army's oldest surviving female veteran
Ena was determined not to limit her dreams because of her gender
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WWI First World War soldier laid to rest more than 100 years after his death
Lance Serjeant Brand was 24 when it is believed he was killed during the Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres
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Navy Sailors from HMS Dauntless meet Britain's oldest surviving female WW2 veteran
HMS Dauntless is patrolling the Caribbean Sea, hunting drug smugglers and helping British Overseas Territories during hurricane season.
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Feature Your guide to US military creeds
All you need to know about the US military's formal statements of belief and how they came to be.
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Feature Six Triple Eight: The pioneering black women who made US military history
BFBS Forces News pays homage to the predominantly black military women whose vital work during WW2 has largely gone unnoticed
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WWII Market Garden: WWII operation that could have ended the war remembered 79 years on
The service of commemoration was organised by the Colchester-based 16 Air Assault Brigade and the City Council
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Gurkhas Veteran starring in new film Gurkha Warrior bringing bravery of Gurkhas to big screen
A former soldier who was wounded in Afghanistan plays a section commander in Gurkha Warrior which is set during the Malayan Emergency
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WWI Missing soldier's World War One grave discovered and rededicated
The grave of Second Lieutenant Reginald Russell Boyd, who was killed while fighting on the Western Front, has finally been located
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USA Disappointment as mysterious 1820s West Point time capsule is opened
A box dating back almost 200 years that promised an insight into US military history has been unsealed, but what was found inside?
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Army Twenty years of 23 in 2023: Who are 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment?
This year, the regiment marks two decades since its formation in 2003.
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Army The Royal Yorkshire Regiment: All you need to know
The British Army's only county-named Infantry Regiment has more than 330 years of history behind it.
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WWI WW1 soldier laid to rest after ID mystery solved by 'war detectives'
The MOD War Detectives have been trying to establish the man's identity for five years.
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WWII Unknown soldier killed on the Somme buried more than 100 years after his death
Research by the MOD War Detectives to identify the remains showed he was most likely with 20th (Light) Divisional Artillery.