15-year-old Thomas Brown had retrieved codebooks from a sinking German U-boat, which went on to crack the Enigma code.

Town square named in honour of teenage WWII war hero

Centenarian Clifford Storr said it ‘important’ to keep ‘memories alive’ and honour fallen soldiers for Remembrance Day.

Bomber Command survivor, 100, keeps ‘memories alive’ with tribute to comrades

The moving collection of WWII letters from 'cheerful' patriot Jim Harris to his parents, follow his journey from training and deployment through to his death.

'Cheeribye' - Heartbreaking letters from young gunner donated to museum

Keith Tostevin installed electricity in the Guernsey bunker when he was just 14, but he has never learned the reason why.

Man spends 80th birthday re-exploring bunker he secretly wired up after WW2

Most 'pointless' gate in seaside town prompts hilarious Facebook response

The funeral has been held for Taunton's D-Day veteran Jim Booth, who died in December at the age of 101.

Funeral held for war hero who was a spy on the beaches of Normandy

Enthusiast Mick Scott hopes people will want to use the car as a hearse for former soldiers after Prince Philip's coffin was led by something similar. 

Morpeth man restores WWII Jeep for military funerals

The battle, fought 80 years ago, saw the RAF defend Britain from Nazi attack. Among those who became known as 'The Few' were many pilots from Wales who played a vital role in the final victory over the Luftwaffe.

The Welsh pilots who played a key role in the Battle of Britain

Merseyside Police have recovered a WWII firearm in Fazakerley.




Merseyside: Police uncover WWII gun in Fazakerley

Jean Watters was part of the team deciphering signals the German armed forces sent out from its Enigma encryption machines.

Enigma codebreaker who 'never told anyone' of her service given military honours

A petition for George "Johnny" Johnson to be knighted has been delivered to Downing Street after attracting more than 200,000 signatures.

Call for last surviving British Dambuster to be knighted

Hundreds of thousands have signed Carol Voderman's petition to get Britain's last surviving hero from the raid on Nazi Germany a knighthood.

Campaign launched to make WWII Dambusters hero a 'Sir'

A "cherished" love letter from a woman to her World War Two sweetheart has been discovered in a supermarket's lost property box.

Watch: Asda worker finds 71-year-old love letter

Three WWII veterans returned to the Bridge on the River Kwai to pay their respects to those who died - 70 years after their liberation.


WWII veterans return to the Bridge on the River Kwai

Flypast involving dozens of Second World War aircraft takes place above Kent to mark 75 years since the Battle of Britain's "hardest day".

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