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 ...

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

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.

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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 Red Cross volunteer from Epsom who has spent 40 years with the organisation has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s Birthday Honours. Jon Richards, 61, followed in his ...