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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall yesterday led the nation as it marked the 75th anniversary of VJ Day – when the Second World War ended with victory over Japan. As veterans in their 90s looked on, the Royal couple laid poppy posies and wreathes at the Kwai Railway Memorial at the National Memorial … Read more
Royal Navy Falklands war veteran is reunited with his medals when wife spots them for sale online 15 years after they were stolen Anthony Paterson, 57, from Jarrow, County Durham, reunited with his medals South Atlantic Medal and 2002 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal stolen from home His wife Lorraine spotted the relics on a medal … Read more
Reginald Cook, pictured, was flying from London to Santiago in Chile for the first time as Captain when his Avro Lancastrian aircraft disappeared over the Andes The family of a pilot whose body was entombed in ice for 50 years following a mystery plane crash in the Andes have sold his wartime medals for almost … Read more
The bravery medals of a hero pilot who took on the fearsome German battleship the Tirpitz are being sold by his family for £12,000. Lieutenant Commander Sidney Hall’s 12 campaign medals, logbooks and other personal affairs are being auctioned off by his family with London-based Dix Noonan Webb. Lt Cmdr Hall was born in Liverpool … Read more
Will AFL WAGs will miss out on their big night? Red carpet fashion extravaganza before the Brownlow Medal looks set to be cancelled because of coronavirus By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:38 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 13:42 BST, 16 May 2020 When Rebecca Judd walked the red carpet in a … Read more
The Crimean War took place between October 1853 and March 1856, and was fought between a coalition of the British, French, Ottoman Empire and Sardinia against the Russian Empire. On paper, the conflict began because of a dispute between France and Russia over who should have authority over the Christians residing in the Ottoman Empire. … Read more
The remarkable heroics of a Spitfire ace who fought in the Battle of Britain and D-Day were revealed as his medals and log books sold for more than £17,000 – more than double what they were expected to fetch. Squadron Leader Arthur Charles Leigh, who was born in London and moved to Cambridge before joining … Read more
Medals of British rower who beat German crew to win gold at 1912 Stockholm Olympics then died in 1917 after falling ill at the Battle of Ypres emerge for sale Capt Alister Kirby’s medals are expected to fetch £400 at a April 22 sale The British rower led the team to glory at the 1912 … Read more
The tragic tale of a RAF ace who was shot down and killed over Dunkirk while his brother watched from the beaches can be revealed after his medals emerged for sale. Flying Officer Peter Dixon had taken out five German aircraft in five days before he engaged three more Luftwaffe fighter planes on June 1, … Read more