The centenary of an east London housing estate billed as the largest ever when it was built after the First World War is to be marked with a series of events. Becontree in Dagenham was built for more than 100,000 war veterans and workers from east London, with the first ‘home for heroes’ completed in … Read more
A rare British tank helmet from the First World War that servicemen refused to wear because its resemblance to the German equivalent led to ‘friendly fire’ attacks has been found in a charity shop. From a distance, the leather headgear worn by Tommies looked similar to the German Stahlhelm (‘steel helmet’) – and this fatal … Read more
The White House is furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. Fox News, the Washington Post and Associated Press were among the news outlets … Read more
The White House if furiously fighting back against a politically explosive report that the president called U.S. military heroes killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ – and turned down a trip to visit U.S. war dead in France due to the rain. President Donald Trump rejoined the fray on Friday, attacking the Atlantic magazine, which … Read more
President Donald Trump called US soldiers injured or killed in battle ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ according by a new report that the White House is calling ‘patently false’. The report, published by the Atlantic Thursday, claims that Trump cancelled a visit to Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in November 2018 because he was worried his hair would be disheveled … Read more
This is the dramatic moment a World War One replica military aeroplane plummeted to the ground in a crash yesterday which the pilot miraculously survived. Photos show Matthew Boddington’s replica of the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2c spinning out of control before crashing in Sywell aerodrome in Nottinghamshire. The airman, who has been described as one … Read more
The exploits of a black First World War hero whose courage saw him run towards hand grenades and hurl them back at the enemy – and who later became a firefighter during the Blitz – have emerged in a new book 80 years on. Rifleman George Roberts was born in Trinidad in 1890. However, in … Read more
WWI replica British biplane crashes during mock dogfight with German aircraft at aerodrome in Northamptonshire as pilot is pulled alive from wreckage in miracle escape Accident happened as vintage planes took part in ‘mock dogfight’ The team involved was said to be part of a Great War display team Team leader Gordon Brander said pilot … Read more
The extraordinary story of a British First World War captain who became an unlikely cult hero as he fought the communist Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War has come to light after his medals and photographs sold for £7,500. Captain William Richardson was flung into the conflict along with other Allied war veterans after troops … Read more
How’s your lockdown going? It’s ‘explosive’ says dad who found a WWI German hand GRENADE in his garage while doing some spring cleaning Charlie Bubear and his family found a WWI grenade at their Hampshire home They were doing some spring cleaning during the coronavirus lockdown The Royal Navy bomb disposal unit safely detonated the … Read more