He was awarded the Military Medal on 14 November 1916 for his bravery on the Somme, when he single-handedly held a position after all his comrades had been put out of action. He was also awarded the ...

While for some decades Delville Wood Day of 16 July was a rallying occasion of specifically the 1 st SA Brigade veterans who had fought in the hellish trench warfare of the French/Belgium Western ...

New Zealand’s most decorated war hero Willie Apiata had just gifted him his New Zealand Victoria Cross medal to carry to Parliament in hope of having the definition of a veteran changed in ...

A rare 1957 George Cross, discovered at a car boot sale for just £20, is set to go under the hammer and could fetch up to £2m. The medal was awarded posthumously to Second Lieutenant Michael Paul ...

Besides three children, Shemin left behind numerous supporters who kept up the appeal for an upgrade. On June 2, 2015, his ...

Mr Coker added: “The French are actually escorting them through the shipping lane now. “They’re only making half the journey. It’s safer to cross the Channel now because you’ll have an ...

Canada's Éliot Grondin won a snowboard cross silver medal at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., on Saturday to clinch the overall World Cup season title. The 23-year-old from Sainte-Marie, Que., ...

Cross-code star and former Kiwis international Joseph Manu is reportedly weighing up requesting a release from his French rugby contract on compassionate grounds to return home. That raises the qu ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday presented the Friendship Medal of Diplomacy to Mayor Agnes Pottier-Dumas of Levallois-Perret, France, in recognition of her support for ...

Malonga, a 6-foot-6 center, helped France win the silver medal at the Paris Olympics this ... so far this season while playing for the French club, ASVEL Feminin (formerly the Lyon Basket féminin).