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Born in pre-partition India in a village in Rawalpindi Muhammad Hussain, 95, was 16 years old when he ran away from home to enlist in the British Indian Army during the Second World War.
While sisters Pat Davies & Jean Argles served in the Second World War as codebreakers, their father had been captured and taken as a prisoner of war in the Far East.
In partnership with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, we have developed an Armed Forces Community Garden in Hillfield Park, Solihull.
People, families, communities, and nations all went through massive social changes as a result of WW2.
Adham Khalek joined the Navy as a reserve medical officer in 2001. In civilian life, he’s a Consultant in Emergency Medicine in Oxfordshire.
Find out how the British, Indian, Gurkha, and African troops along with local tribes, changed the direction of the war in SE Asia.
The troops who served and sacrificed in the battles to take control of Monte Cassino came from six continents and represented many nations.
Bill Speakman was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1951 for protecting comrades in battle during the Korean War – the first to be invested by Queen Elizabeth II.
We explore the connections between the armed forces and the Windrush Generation, 75 years after the Empire Windrush arrived.
Read about the largest seaborne invasion in history. Here are 10 things you might not know about operation D-Day.
This year we are proud to collaborate with the leading equestrian brand The Mark Todd Collection.
After VE Day many Britons began to think about rebuilding their lives, but before VJ Day, thousands remained prisoners of war in the Far East.
Alan McQuillin, 97, joined the RAF in 1941 taking part in the Normandy landings before being deployed to support the war effort in the Far East.
Michael Tibbs, 98, joined the Royal Navy at the age of 18 after the outbreak of the Second World War, following in the footsteps of his father who was a Naval Chaplain.
Commonwealth forces outnumbered British forces in the Far East, and they were essential in bringing the war against Japan to an end.
An essential part of maintaining morale was keeping troops entertained. Most units had a joker, and larger units would stage pantomimes.
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