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Tom Boardman became a prisoner of war when British forces surrendered to Japan in Singapore in 1942.
Alec Penstone was 15 years old and worked in a factory when war broke out in 1939. After volunteering as a part time (Air Raid Precautions) messenger during the Blitz he joined the Royal Navy.
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.
People, families, communities, and nations all went through massive social changes as a result of WW2.
The troops who served and sacrificed in the battles to take control of Monte Cassino came from six continents and represented many nations.
Merrythought have teamed up with RBL to produce a beautiful line of collectable teddy bears, starting with The Royal British Legion Centenary Bear.
We explore the connections between the armed forces and the Windrush Generation, 75 years after the Empire Windrush arrived.
On Windrush Day we celebrate the diversity within the Armed Forces community today, and highlight the significant contributions of the Windrush Generation.
Read about the largest seaborne invasion in history. Here are 10 things you might not know about operation D-Day.
When Marie Garcia joined the Women’s Royal Naval Service she had no idea she would end up working on D-Day.
In the Second World War June Denby was employed as a driver. And a month after the D-Day landings, she found herself on the way to France.
In the Second World War Frank Preston was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy and served alongside troops from over 12 countries on D-Day.
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.
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