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It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Marine Steven James Birdsall from Bravo Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines, died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, on 14 June 2010, as a result of a gunshot wound...
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Robert McLaren from The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS), was killed in Afghanistan on the morning of 11 June 2009.
The Ministry of Defence and The Sun newspaper have launched the ninth annual Sun Military Awards – or ‘Millies’.
Veterans, Special Forces and a charity supported by Jo Cox MP to benefit from £14.4 million funding from banking fines.
This year marked the tenth anniversary of the ‘Millies’, where the public honours and celebrates the hard work of the UK Armed Forces.
The first ever UK-wide strategy on the delivery of support for veterans has been published today.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's piece in the Mail on Sunday.
The Millies congratulate winners for feats of courage and sacrifice with a glittering awards ceremony at Banqueting House
PM Theresa May welcomed this year’s Pride of Britain winners and their families to a Downing Street reception last week.
This lists the names of people who have received The George Medal, The Queen's Gallantry Medal and The Queen's Commendation for Bravery.
Twenty Victoria Cross heroes from the First World War are being honoured in paving stone ceremonies across Britain this week.
The story of Canadian First World War Victoria Cross recipient Alexander Picton Brereton.
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Gavin Elliott of 2nd Battalion The Mercian Regiment was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday 3 September 2009.
It is with deep regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm the deaths of Sergeant Craig Brelsford and Private Johan Botha, both from The 2nd Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters), in Afghanistan on Saturday 8 September 2007.
A special memorial commemorating the Victoria Cross recipient Brigadier General John Vaughan Campbell has been unveiled
In memory of Margot Duhalde (12 Dec 1920 - 5 Feb 2018), Chile's first female pilot, who served with the Air Transport Auxiliary of the RAF in World War II.
This lists the names of people who have received The Queen's Gallantry Medal and The Queen's Commendation for Bravery.
Senior members of Syria Civil Defence will share their experiences from the ground in war torn Syria.
An Army engineer who risked his life to help the casualties after an Afghan minibus hit a roadside bomb, saving a child who lost a leg in the explosion, has been awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
An Army officer is to receive the Air Force Cross for his 'selflessness and extraordinary professionalism' in piloting his Apache helicopter in dangerous situations to assist casualty rescue missions in Afghanistan.
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