27 h. ago Forgotten World War One heroes to receive their own headstones after unmarked graves found in South London

Forgotten World War One heroes to receive their own headstones after unmarked graves found in South London  Southwark News

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1 week ago Britain's biggest Walter Mittys: The shameless fantasists who invented tales of bravery and wore fake medals to get adulation from the unsuspecting public

The latest alleged fake veteran incident has led to calls for a a new law - the Stolen Valour Act - to make pretending to be a war hero a specific crime .

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2 w. ago 'Our country has gone to the dogs': What our World War Two heroes REALLY think of Britain today

Robbie Hall, 102, christened as Queenie, served in Bomber Command - with fiancé Frank Vincent dying when his plane went down in Germany in 1944.

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2 w. ago War medals won by hero wireless operator on Titanic could fetch £10,000 at auction

Harold Bride made one of the world’s first SOS signals after the “unsinkable” liner struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912, with the loss of more than 1500 passengers and crew.

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3 w. ago Remembrance Sunday 2025: King's emotional salute to war heroes as William and Kate join Remembrance Sunday tribute

Royals join veterans, politicians, members of the public and thousands of military personnel for solemn service on Whitehall

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3 w. ago King's emotional salute to war heroes in Remembrance Sunday tribute

King's emotional salute to war heroes in Remembrance Sunday tribute  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago King Charles III leads Britain's Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead

King Charles III has led Britain’s annual ceremony of remembrance for war dead in London

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3 w. ago Thousands gather at the Cenotaph for Remembrance Sunday as Britain to fall silent in tribute to our war heroes

THOUSANDS have lined the streets around the Cenotaph as the nation prepares to pay tribute to our fallen war heroes. Veterans have also gathered in Whitehall for Remembrance Sunday to remember the 886,000 British personnel who died in the First World War. The King - who is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and...

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3 w. ago Most Brits don't even know if they had a relative who was a First World War hero

As Britain comes together to honour those who fell during World War One, it has been revealed that many Brits are completely unaware they may have their own connection to the war

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3 w. ago Prince Philip's brave Highlanders to be evicted from barracks to make way for asylum seekers

War heroes are to be evicted from their ­historic base to make way for the UK Government 's controversial plans to house asylum seekers in MoD barracks.

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3 w. ago Identities of lost war heroes uncovered in time for Remembrance Sunday

The remains of 52 British and Commonwealth soldiers have been identified following investigations by Ministry of Defence ‘war detectives’.

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3 w. ago London WWII veteran, 100, says winning the war 'wasn't worth it' because of the state of the UK

The veteran made the comments on Good Morning Britain ahead of Remembrance Sunday this weekend

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3 w. ago Touching scenes as Prince Harry meets some of Canada's oldest veterans and kisses 91

Today, Prince Harry travelled to Sunnybrook Hospital's veterans centre in Toronto where he joined a group of Canadian war heroes for a creative arts class.

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3 w. ago Sex offender freed to fight in Ukraine shot after 'killing homeowner and raping wife'

Alexey Kostrikin had been hailed as a "war hero" in Russia, but soon deserted the frontline and resorted to a campaign of murder and rape against citizens of his own country

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3 w. ago Royal British Legion support helps traumatised war hero realise his own bravery

Army veteran Warren Howell has finally taken his medals from his drawer after PTSD left him too traumatised to look at them. The Royal British Legion helped him make the change

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3 w. ago Hero Huntingdon train driver is Royal Navy & Iraq War veteran who is ‘shaken up’ after saving lives with quick thinking

THE heroic Huntingdon train driver who is "shaken up" after saving lives with his quick thinking is a Royal Navy and Iraq War veteran. Andrew Johnson, from Peterborough, made the emergency stop at Huntingdon station just minutes after being alerted to the stabbing rampage. His quick thinking allowed armed police to respond and saved lives,...

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4 w. ago Revealed: Hero Huntingdon train driver who saved lives with quick

Andrew Johnson, of Peterborough, rapidly diverted the London-bound train to Huntingdon station after being alerted to the mass stabbing, enabling emergency services to act fast.

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4 w. ago He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’

For months, Mohamed Khamis Douda shared accounts of what life was like under siege. He was killed when RSF fighters finally took the Darfur city, raising fears activists and civil society figures are being hunted downFor months, militiamen on the perimeters of El Fasher have asked those few who managed to escape the besieged Sudanese city whether Mohamed Khamis Douda was still inside. They shared videos threatening to kill him, which, as they hoped, made their way to the activist.Even as the hunger and fear of living under siege and bombardment made him desperate to leave, Douda remained inside El Fasher, constantly working to let the outside world know what was happening to the people there. Then, on Sunday 26 October, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces overran the city and it was too late. His friends and family have confirmed to the Guardian that Douda has been killed.Monday 4 AugustI awake each morning tired from the efforts of the previous day. Our first struggle is the ...

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4 w. ago Story of how a Glasgow botanist almost marooned in Amazon was saved by war hero cruise ship captain

Romance blossomed when he traced her and she was safely back aboard

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