The Derry man is a lightning rod for the usual suspects’ criticism but his courageous refusal to wear the poppy, given his ...
By last week some 200,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force were across the Channel and safely in place. They continued arriving by night, three or four transports at a time, ...
A WORLD War One nurse’s album which reveals information about the 1914 Christmas Day truce was found in a box of old books.
Today's Object of the Week is an extremely rare snuffbox that bears the image of one of the most famous people in history.
The story of the Christmas truce On Christmas Eve 1914 on the Western Front, British and German soldiers sang carols to each ...
From Lord Patrick, who was shot down over German lines and captured in France in 1918, to Laura Kuenssberg’s grandfather, ...
The Padre, who hailed from the capital, lifted the spirits of British soldiers as he darted around territory captured by the ...
Born in Portsmouth, Sgt Cornell served with the 7th Parachute Battalion, earning a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for his ...
Given his family’s long association with the military, It has become a way of life for Acutt, 70, to feature at local ...
What you might not be aware of is that there were a fair few who were captured during the action and held as prisoners of war ...