http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4775165.ece Phyllis Thom was caught up in the Japanese invasion of Malaya in...
Group Captain Tony Barwood - Telegraph Group Captain Tony Barwood, who has died aged 93, was a consultant in aviation medicine and specialised in...
Unfortunately you have been asked to research a particularly sad and terrible incident, and unlike for a "normal" casualty, the recipient of this...
England star of future... then came fiery death - Yorkshire Post OF all the extraordinary life stories of Second World War servicemen which have...
Spitfire ace who is among the last of the few THE sound of a Spitfire engine stirs mixed memories for 91-year-old Jimmy Corbin because it reminds...
Relatives to see Chopwell war hero honoured - ChronicleLive
PoW camp veteran dies (From York Press) A MAN who survived more than three years in a notorious Japanese prisoner of war (PoW) camp during the...
Tribute to victims of Taiwan PoW camps - Shields Gazette VETERANS of Japanese prisoner of war camps gathered in South Tyneside to remember fallen...
Emotional Joanna Lumley reveals family link to Gurkhas' battle Joanna struggles to contain her emotions as she meets her "hero", Victoria Cross...
'Lumberjill' dies just weeks after official recognition (From This Is Local London) The gleaming badge presented to Peggie Wicks last month was...
US experts in Germany to search for missing WW2 GIs - Telegraph A team of American experts has arrived in Germany to search for the remains of GIs...
Memorial Service Held for Japanese Soldiers of WW2 | Economy | Solomon Islands News Yesterday a memorial service was held at the Japanese...
I would highly recomment The Last Escape which covers the forced marches in excellent detail. It includes details of the privations, heroism of some...
It is excellent news that someone like Lumley is supporting them. It was also reported on the BBC: BBC NEWS | England | Lumley joins Gurkha fight...
In case people don't know who Jack Charles was: Jack Charles Whatever the causes of the illness one can well understand the amount of stress he...
One hell of a story. Seems that the USAF din't hold a grudge for that long as he was able to make a career of it after the war
I would so love to own that but I bet it goes for much more than the estimate. Let's hope it gets bought by someone who releases it into the public...
Poor guy. I wonder whether his experiences in the war had any direct effect on his illness? RIP
Another member of Sparrow Force (they all have storie to tell): Prisoners of War of the Japanese 1942-1945 As an aside click on the books link in...
And whilst I'm ranting Defra, UK - Farming - Working in farming - Women's Land Army Badges will be awarded to surviving members as of 6 December...
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