WWII veteran celebrates 105th birthday with 4,000 cards from the public
Ernest Horsfall received thousands of birthday cards, including from King Charles III and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Veterans Second World War veteran and expert mine clearance diver John Payne dies aged 98
His death means one of the last remaining links to the generation that served in WWII has been broken.
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Veterans £8m now available to fund homeless veterans with specialist care
The programme is now accepting applications, with the deadline at 5pm on 22 May 2023.
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Veterans Battle of Rorke's Drift soldier's medals sell at auction
Both medals sold to a collector for a five-figure sum when they went under the hammer.
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Veterans Tributes paid to D-Day veteran Joe Cattini who has died aged 100
He had been a British Normandy Memorial ambassador since 2019 and visited it twice.
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Veterans Medal call for remaining survivors of UK's Cold War nuclear testing programme
Labrats International, which represents those affected by nuclear tests, said it hopes to organise the first medal ceremony in the summer.
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Women Army veteran having a 'crack' at breaking world record at London Marathon
While dressed as a cream cracker former Army Major Sally Orange has a time of 4:15:00 to beat for the Guinness World Record.
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Military Life Much-loved forces brand Naafi opens café on Winchester high street
For more than 100 years, the Naafi has helped the British Armed Forces and their families feel at home - wherever they are in the world.
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Veterans Life of one of last black RAF WW2 veterans to be remembered at service at RAF Central Church
He died aged 96 alone in his London flat in December with no known family to attend his funeral.
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Families 'Absolutely tragic for us': Veteran raising cash for baby memorial garden in memory of his son
David Lynham took on the Three Peak Challenge and the Brighton marathon to raise money for the Cheltenham and Gloucester Hospitals Charity.
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Veterans Royal British Legion wants your help to find 'unsung heroes' of National Service
The Royal British Legion launches AskDad and AskGrandad campaign to mark 60th anniversary of the end of National Service.
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Falklands Medics on Falklands hospital ship gather to remember 41 years later
Only the most seriously injured troops were taken to the ship for treatment.
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Falklands Armed Forces marks 41st anniversary of Falklands War with tributes to the fallen
Argentina took control of the Falkland Islands on 2 April 1982.
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LGBTQ Military one of the UK's best LGBTQ+ employers, gender-fluid trans veteran says
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Forces News spoke to a veteran who transitioned whilst serving with the British Army.
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Veterans Hong Kong veterans can now settle in UK after decades of campaigning
The Hong Kong settlement scheme will be open to veterans who served in the British military prior to 1 July 1997.
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Veterans Operation Nightingale: Veterans on a mission to unearth rare Bluestone on Salisbury Plain
Service veterans and professional archaeologists are working together at Bowls Barrow.