2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (596+ words) A Second World War veteran who fought in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died aged 101, a charity has said. Born in London in 1925, Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (445+ words) Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents A Second World War veteran who served in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died at 101, according to a charity....

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (513+ words) Veteran Donald Turrell, born in London in 1925, was a teenager when he enlisted in the Army after forging a letter from his parents. But he went on to fight in Normandy, landing on Sword Beach in France in June 1944 in…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (389+ words) D-Day veteran Don dies aged 105 - GILES SHELDRICK Chief Reporter TRIBUTES have been paid to humble D-Day hero Don Howkins who saw death “in such a way I have never discussed it”. Don, who has died aged 105 at a care home…...

4+ week, 43+ min ago   (734+ words) "On arrival at the crash site, it was breathtaking, because there are bits of aircraft wreckage in 1,000 pieces just lying there," says historian Chris Bullock. He had trekked to a remote part of Norway where Group Captain Wilfred Surplice, 30, station…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (215+ words) A World War Two flying ace who took part in the Battle of Britain has been honoured with a blue plaque in his home city. Sunderland-born Wing Commander Joseph Robert 'Joe' Kayll was a renowned fighter pilot and one of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (39+ words) CoastTV CoastLife steps back in time with the Lewes Historical Society for Under Enemy Guns, an immersive look at Lewes’ role in the War of 1812....