One of last surviving Royal Marines to fight on D-Day dies
Frederick Fitch served in the D-Day landings in Normandy and went on to raise more than £20,000 for the RM Association.
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King Charles King presents medals to Kenyan ex-soldier – one of oldest WWII veterans
Charles handed the five medals to former corporal Samweli Mburia, who is believed to be 117, during a poignant ceremony.
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WWII Cockleshell Heroes: The famous WW2 Royal Marines who took on the Nazis in kayaks
A team of 13 Royal Marines and six kayaks attacked ships docked in Bordeaux during the Second World War.
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Navy Youngsters ensure great-grandfather's heroic naval service is honoured
Edward and Alice Botting uncovered the story of John Townsend, who served in the Royal Navy on the Arctic escort routes to northern Russia.
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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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WWII 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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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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RAF Officers' mess used by Dambusters given listed building status
The officers' mess at RAF Scampton Lincolnshire, previously home to the Red Arrows, has been designated as a Grade II listed building.
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WWII New shipwrecks survey uncovers locations of three Dunkirk boats
Historic England and France's Drassm's studies have shown the location of 30 ships used in the Dunkirk evacuation during WW2.
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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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Veterans Past meets future as WW2 veteran visits Royal Navy's new HMS Glasgow
Archie Hazledine, who served in the seventh HMS Glasgow during the war, speaks to some of the crew from the new ship of the same name
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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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RAF Battle of Britain anniversary marked by RAF memorial flight and Westminster Abbey service
A Spitfire and Hurricane also flew over Westminster Abbey during the service marking the 83rd anniversary of the battle
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Navy 'Face of the Royal Navy' dies aged 90
A poster of Cdr Davidson was used in several recruitment campaigns by the Senior Service in the 1950s and 60s