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Medals of World War 2 hero who was prisoner of war to fetch thousands at auction
A collection of rare medals belonging to a Battle of France war hero who survived being captured by the Germans is set to fetch thousands after being discovered. Major Harold Henry Merton served in ...
WWII Vet Claimed He Was 'Just in the Band,' Then Family Checked His Medals
Leonard F Pryor's medals "were passed to me a few years ago, as his namesake," his great-grandson Leonard Lawson told Newsweek.
St Ives 'Poppy Man' whose plane was shot down in WWII awarded MBE at age 101
George Kelly from St Ives was made an MBE by the King in recognition of more than 40 years of voluntary service to the Royal ...
Last surviving RAF fighter ace from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old.
'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. Mr Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before ...
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Second World War veteran known as ‘the Poppy Man’ made an MBE
George Kelly is made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the King at Windsor Castle (Jordan Pettitt/PA) A Second World War Royal Air Force navigator known as “the Poppy Man” in his ...