The honours of James Ockendon will be sold by Nesbits Antiques Auctions in Clarendon Road, Southsea, on May 21. His Victoria ...

The Dickin Medal is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross. Tommy was blown off course during a race in Dorset in 1942 and ended up in the Netherlands. A resistance member, who identified the ...

The award could sell for tens of thousands of pounds - or even reach a six or seven-figure sum - when it goes under the ...

George Cross was awarded to Michael Paul Benner who gave his life in an attempt to save his companion in the mountains of ...

A rare 1957 George Cross medal, discovered for a mere £20 at a ... to their deaths down the mountain's steep face. For his bravery, Benner was posthumously awarded the highest honour.

Donald Trump expressed surprise at the very high number of recipients having roots in Ireland – and it seems he may be on to something ...

Del. James Moylan continues to seek the Medal of Honor for three Guam veterans and has sent a letter to Secretary of the Army ...

Private Lyons was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery. The event will provide ... seen artefacts and the actual Victoria Cross medal awarded to Private Lyons. The day-long event will ...

A medal awarded to a homing pigeon who helped the Dutch resistance during World War Two has been unveiled at a museum. Tommy, a pigeon from Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria, was given the Dickin Medal ...

Car journey singalong ends in tragedy as man told to stop putting head out of window For his bravery, Benner was posthumously awarded the highest honour - the George Cross. The medal was later found ...