Born in Portsmouth, Sgt Cornell served with the 7th Parachute Battalion, earning a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for his ...

This was given to the Grandad of one of the children at school for volunteering to run a youth club,which he did for for over 25 years.We found it very interesting to learn about the medal and ...

The Tank Museum has welcomed a new historical artifact to its collection. A tank crew “Splatter” mask, once worn by Cpl.

Also included in the lot is a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) also awarded to the ... downed an aircraft engaged in a dog-fight with a British fighter. Sgt Loosemore was presented with the ...

Thousands Mark Remembrance Day In Ottawa Thousands of onlookers gathered in downtown Ottawa to take in the annual Remembrance ...

Since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, British Olympians and Paralympians have picked up over 60 medals on snow and ice. BBC Bitesize takes a look at some of the most ...

THE last surviving relative of a Guernsey-born First World War hero believes that his story has gone largely untold due to an administrative error more than a century ago.

Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor all of the men and women who have served the United States in uniform—and you ...

Richard Meade, who died in 2015 aged 76, became the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title at the Munich Games in 1972. It was his third gold medal out of three, making Mr Meade ...

After the death of his wife, local newspaper writer Tony (Ricky Gervais) gets stuck on the second stage of grief: anger. With nothing left to live for, he decides to fill the lives of everyone ...

More than 3,400 Medals of Honor have been awarded to U.S. service members who distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.

As Jeff Purdy retraced the steps of his great-great-grandfather, Sam Glode, in Belgium during the First World War, he ...