2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (185+ words) A Second World War veteran who served in the Arctic Convoys and played a role in D-Day has died aged 100. Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, received more than 16, 000 cards for his 100th birthday in September last year following…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (555+ words) A rare D-Day letter is set to feature in a upcoming auction in Carlisle. The three-day sale will be held by Laidlaw Auctioneers and Valuers in the North Cumbrian city from March 26 to 28, with public viewing available on Wednesday through…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (449+ words) A Kendal great-great grandfather who was one of the last surviving World War II Spitfire pilots has died aged 102. Centenarian Vincent "Vinnie" Smith died at Elmsfield Nursing Home in Holme on January 5. Mr Smith joined the Royal Air Force in…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (983+ words) Japan is paying tribute to more than three million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending the Second World War, as concern grows about rapidly fading memories of the tragedy of war and the lessons from…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (377+ words) Britain's last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient has died aged 105. Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, from Aberdeen, received the VC for bravery during an attack on an enemy submarine that left him seriously injured. A total of 181 people received…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (436+ words) NEXT week, we will come together to mark both Victory in Europe (VE) Day and Victory in Japan (VJ) Day, marking 80 years. .. We owe it to those who gave so much for our freedom " and to those. .. NEXT week, we…...