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Falklands veteran who was stripped of Royal Navy medals for being bisexual slams ministers as he’s STILL awaiting compensation a year after MoD handed back honours and admitted they were wrong Ministry of Defence to restore medals of those discharged because of sexuality Made decision after being taken to High Court by former sailor Joe … Read more
Troops get back the medals they lost for being gay: Former soldiers who were stripped of their honours will have them returned following legal battle Ministry of Defence to restore medals of those discharged because of sexuality Made decision after being taken to High Court by former sailor Joe Ousalice, 70 Served as radio operator … Read more
Widow, 65, discovers long-lost family she never knew existed after stranger contacted her online to tell her he had purchased her grandfather’s WWI medals on eBay Jocelyn Trent, 65, had no idea grandfather Charles Sharman served in WWI Widow was ‘delighted’ to discover members of her family she never knew about Adam Simpson-York buys medals … Read more
A Falklands War hero who saved five colleagues during the infamous ‘white flag incident’ in the Battle of Goose Green today sold his medals for £150,000 to help fund his retirement. Sergeant Major John Meredith, who served with the Parachute Regiment, showed ‘outstanding gallantry and leadership’ during the 1982 offensive – for which he was awarded … Read more
A Falklands War hero who machine-gunned five enemy soldiers to save his comrades during the Battle of Goose Green is selling his medals for £120,000 to help fund his retirement. Sergeant John Meredith, who served with the Parachute Regiment, showed ‘outstanding gallantry and leadership’ in saving five colleagues during the Battle of Goose Green, for … Read more
Thousands of Australian soldiers could lose their medals after a report claimed there was no longer ‘sustained outstanding service’ after a damning inquiry exposed a litany of alleged war crimes. The atrocities allegedly committed by Australian Special Air Service members were so heinous they that more than 50 pages in Thursday’s report had to be redacted. … Read more
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is one of the highest awards given for gallantry and leadership. It can be given posthumously in ‘recognition of an act or acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy’. The medal is given to people serving in all ranks of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, … Read more
Olympic medals are easier to win in the afternoon: Peak physical performance is around 5pm and body clock can make the difference between winning and losing Researchers studied 144 swimmers who competed at four Olympic Games All swam in the heats, semis and finals which were scheduled for various times Data shows body clock leads … Read more
India and Russia both get gold medals at chess championship after two Indian players lose their internet connection in final Nihal Sarin, 16, and Divya Deshmukh, 14, fell victim to ‘global internet outage’ They were one of 160 countries competing in the Chess Olympiad held online They were forced to forfeit after loosing connection, but India … Read more
The remarkable exploits of a hero Bomber Command navigator can be revealed after his medals and logbooks emerged for sale. Flight Lieutenant Alan Forsdike took part in 41 operations during the Second World War including raids all over Germany. He directed his Halifax bomber on missions over Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Essen, Dusseldorf, Monchengladbach, Leverkusen and … Read more