Treasured war medals stolen before police pursuit that was eventually abandoned for safety reasons
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World War One: Somme soldier's medals issued more than 100 years later
Otherwise known as the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, each was issued to thousands of soldiers after World War One. Some remain proudly displayed on descendants' walls ...
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The most valuable medals from the greatest tales of wartime bravery
On the evening of September 25 1943, 14 British and Australian special ... but it is the medals awarded during the Second World War that reveal some of the best stories. Operation Frankton in ...
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World War One veteran's medals returned to family by stranger
A woman has been united with her grandfather's World War One medals after a stranger ... Rob Sharman Charles Leonard Sharman was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal for his service ...
Rare bravey medal for hero dog in Second World War goes to auction for £40,000
Antis the hero Alsation flew in over 30 World War II combat missions alongside his airman master and now his rare bravery ...
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Medals of World War 2 hero who was Colditz prisoner of war sell at auction for £48,000
The medals of a war hero who was one of the few men to escape ... Seven months later he broke out of the 'impenetrable' fortress with three other British PoWs, including legendary Major 'Pat ...
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British World War Two dog's medal fetches record-breaking £140,000 at auction
A medal received by a dog who served in the Second World War has broken a world record ... were bought by a new collector of British gallantry medals. The proceeds are being donated to charity.
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WWI hero's Victoria Cross medal goes on display for first time
Old Broomfield Cemetery in Taplagh, Co Monaghan is the final resting place of a known soldier but a forgotten hero. Thomas ...
'I was lucky': 101-year-old Second World War veteran reflects on service
At 101-years-old, Chase is one of a dwindling number of living veterans in the city who served in the second world war as a ...
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Whakatāne man looking for owner of British World War I medal
Photo / NZ Herald A military mission of a different kind is under way: to reunite a World War I medal with its whānau. The British War medal was found on the ground in a car park at Ōhope Beach ...
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World War I Medal of Honor recipient with Tuscaloosa ties honored
Tuscaloosa American Legion Post 123 on Tuesday remembered Sgt. Earl D. Gregory, a Medal of Honor recipient, on the 106th anniversary of the battlefield exploits during World War I that earned Gregory ...
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Kenya: 19 Kenyan World War II Veterans Honored - a Tribute to Our Heroes
In a moving ceremony on Saturday, 9, UK High Commissioner to Kenya Neil Wigan presented replacement medals to 19 Kenyan veterans who served in the British Army during World War II. Held at Jessop ...