A fundraiser has been launched with the hopes of having a bust erected of the first Irish soldier to receive the Military ...

Britain's youngest known Military Cross recipient in 80 years has sold his prized gallantry medal for over £33,000 as it is a 'painful reminder' of the Afghan War. Lance Corporal Alexander ...

In the two world wars alone, 200,000 Gurkhas fought for the British, 43,000 of whom died. A total of 13 Gurkhas have received the Victoria Cross — the British equivalent to the US's Medal of Honor.

According to his Military Cross citation, the British troops in Karakan were under heavy fire for 29 minutes. That deployment was Jones' third to Afghanistan.

Military medals are a contentious subject. Given that rewarding the exceptional should be a positive thing, we do manage to extract a certain negativity from it, perhaps in a uniquely British way. I ...

A British army major is being investigated in a probe into allegations that he was awarded a medal based on exaggerated reports of bravery in Afghanistan, the defense ministry said on Saturday.

A British army major is being investigated in a probe into allegations that he was awarded a medal based on exaggerated reports of bravery in Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Saturday.