Tributes paid to last two members of the Guinea Pig Club
The Guinea Pig Club was formed to support WW2 aircrew undergoing reconstructive plastic surgery after burn injuries.
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Nuclear Labour's Rayner: I will do everything within my power to help nuclear test veterans access medical records
Campaigners say they have been denied blood test results carried out when they served at British nuclear testing sites.
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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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WWI Medals belonging to First World War flying ace to be auctioned
Royal Naval Air Service pilot Captain Solomon Joseph scored at least 13 aerial victories in WWI
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WWII Search mission launched to locate wrecks of ships lost during Dunkirk evacuation
More than 305 vessels sank during the rescue of Allied troops from Dunkirk during Operation Dynamo in 1940
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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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WWII 'Even if it's worth two million... we won't part with it' – Victoria Cross worth £250,000 features on Antiques Roadshow
The family of a British Indian Army officer are shocked to learn the value of his VC, but refuse to part with it for any amount
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WWII HMS Prince of Wales honours thousands of lives lost in Bismarck battles
Bismarck was the pride of the German navy and was scuttled after being crippled by British torpedo bombers and warships
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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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Aircraft Fully restored Spitfire that shot down Focke-Wulf 190 fails to sell at auction
The airworthy Spit is also a film star, having appeared in 1960s epics Battle of Britain and The Longest Day
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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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History Loaded cannons recovered from 'wreck of 18th century warship HMS Rose' undergo restoration after 244 years
Conservation efforts continue on canons from American Revolutionary War Royal Navy ship, still loaded with ammunition that never found its ...
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History Veteran's mental health to benefit from new MOD archaeology partnership
The University of Winchester has offered fee-waiver undergraduate studentships in archaeology for wounded, injured or sick veterans since ...
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Nuclear Nuclear test veteran is the first to hold new medal fresh off the production line
The medal was announced by the Government in 2022 to honour the services of those who worked on Britain's nuclear testing programme.
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WWII 'None of the boys... suffered': The WW2 letter written to comfort a grieving mother to be sold at auction
Sergeant Douglas Timms's RAF jacket, logbook, medals and a telegram to his family is also up for auction