Fury as British war medals awarded to WW1 heroes being bought up & MELTED DOWN in silver price boom

BRITISH medals awarded to World War I heroes are being bought up and melted down by scrap dealers for quick cash amid the rising price of silver. The value of the precious metal has soared by an ...
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British WW1 vet becomes world's oldest man after previous record holder dies

LONDON (AP) - Guinness World Records said Friday that 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham has become the world's oldest man. The previous holder of the title, Tomoji Tanabe, died ...
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Armistice Day: British cities during WWI and now - in pictures

A "male" MKIV tank is pictured outside the Bank of England in London during the Lord Mayor's show in November 1917 (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) British soldiers inspect a captured German ...
The New York Times

British Queen remembers volunteer WW1 soldiers

Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends a ceremony to honor those who volunteered for duty during the first World War on the anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Rough Cut (no reporter ...
Plymouth Herald

British soldiers in WW1 kept spoons in their boots for a very grim reason

Today marks a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of millions of young servicemen, many still just boys, who lost their lives in the two world wars, as well as men and women who have died in other ...
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WW1 British shipwreck a 'ticking timebomb' as mission to investigate launched

The HMS Cassandra struck a mine and sank just weeks after the First World War ended, and now threatens to have devastating effects on the marine environment, human health and wellbeing, as well as ...