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Medals from World War I and II Found in Riverbank, Returned to Family

Two people picking up litter found a cash box along the River Loddon in Berkshire, England. They found something that usually belongs in a museum…

Auction of Easter Rising Memorabilia Fails to Sell Medals

An auction on Sunday in Dublin failed to sell two 1916 Rising medals that had been awarded posthumously to Thomas Clarke and Joseph Plunkett, two…

Airmen Behind The Medals – Review By Mark Barnes

Graham Pitchfork is a prolific author and happens to be a retired air force officer of vast experience and he brings all this to the books…

VICTORIA CROSS HEROES OF WORLD WAR ONE – Review by Mark Barnes

Victoria Cross

There is no shortage of books about the Victoria Cross but it is one of those things that will always attract more. The majority I…

World War Two hero V1 Killer pilot’s medals go on sale

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The medals of a World War Two hero pilot are being sold off at auction. Joseph Berry was a squadron leader in the Royal Air…

German WWI Soldier’s Wallet Returning to Surviving Family

Ian Harvey
German

After almost a century, the wallet formerly belonging to German WWI soldier Herman Karl Ernst Musold will be returned to the surviving members of his…

D-Day squadron leader, John Fisher’s Medals Auctioned In Hull

The Hull Daily Mail reported on January 3, 2014 a story of D-Day squadron leader, John Fisher’s DFC medal has been auctioned off in Hull.…

BRITISH MILITARY MEDALS – Review by Mark Barnes

Mark Barnes

BRITISH MILITARY MEDALS A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Second Edition Peter Duckers Pen & Sword Family History ISBN: 978 1 78303 016…

Robert Collie: One Man’s Will to Live – Surviving Both Ypres AND the Somme!

                  Robert Collie was a soldier during the First world War. He had survived the Somme and…

Antis: The Dog That Became a WWII Hero

Antis’ story is one courageous tale of how a dog’s bravery and loyalty made him a WWII hero.  Enemy fire tore into the engines of…

ARTICLE: The second in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington

Guest Author

Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945)  General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…

ARTICLE: The First in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington

Guest Author

Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by…