World War Two hero V1 Killer pilot’s medals go on sale
The medals of a World War Two hero pilot are being sold off at auction. Joseph Berry was a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force during the war and he is said to have taken down more than 60 German...
View ArticleVICTORIA CROSS HEROES OF WORLD WAR ONE – Review by Mark Barnes
There is no shortage of books about the Victoria Cross but it is one of those things that will always attract more. The majority I have seen have tended to be of a reference book style, worthy and...
View ArticleAirmen Behind The Medals – Review By Mark Barnes
Graham Pitchfork is a prolific author and happens to be a retired air force officer of vast experience and he brings all this to the books he writes. His no-nonsense writing style is very appealing and...
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Auction of Easter Rising Memorabilia Fails to Sell Medals
An auction on Sunday in Dublin failed to sell two 1916 Rising medals that had been awarded posthumously to Thomas Clarke and Joseph Plunkett, two of the original signees of the Proclamation of the...
View ArticleMedals from World War I and II Found in Riverbank, Returned to Family
Two people picking up litter found a cash box along the River Loddon in Berkshire, England. They found something that usually belongs in a museum or are among a families prized possessions.Martin Moore...
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Top 5 Tips for Collecting War Medals
One of the most satisfying aspects of militaria collecting is to connect with history. War medals and awards remain the best way of doing this directly with those who earned them in battle, sometimes...
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THE COMPLETE GEORGE CROSS
In the sticky heat of an October day, I found myself in the Commonwealth cemetery in Stanley on Hong Kong Island. There is much to see. If you’re a regular pilgrim on the battlefield trail you will...
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DEEDS OF HEROES The Story of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1854-1993
I occasionally travel to work with a colleague, who, by coincidence, reviews albums for a rock music website. While I might often find common ground with his music, he is no lover of anything martial...
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War Hero Protests, Gives Medals Away
‘No one seems to care these days, older people are just treated like a bit of rubbish. The country is not as we all hoped. It is not what we fought for. We were proud to fight for the country and I was...
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An Honor Seventy Years Late
It had been seventy years since Robert Eagleton was put out of combat duty during the World War II due to a hot shrapnel hit. Before, he was a strapping young man in his military prime but now, the...
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Soviet Spy G.A. Vartanyan – The man who saved the Big Three – Overlooked WWII...
WWII’s Big Three – British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, US President Theodore Roosevelt and Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin – were almost ‘assassinated’ in the Tehran Conference in 1943. Almost...
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ARTICLE: The First in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington
Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by a series of eight stars and two...
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ARTICLE: The second in a Series of WWII Medal Identification by Scott Addington
Campaign Awards for the Second World War (1939-1945) General service within the British and Commonwealth armed forces during the Second World War was rewarded by a series of eight stars and two...
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Antis: The Dog That Became a WWII Hero
Antis and the Dickin Medal, equivalent to the humans’ Victoria Cross, He got for his unwavering bravery and heroic deeds during WWII. Antis’ story is one courageous tale of how a dog’s bravery and...
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Robert Collie: One Man’s Will to Live – Surviving Both Ypres AND the Somme!
Robert Collie was a soldier during the First world War. He had survived the Somme and Ypres and then was finally shot and left for dead at Passchendal. For most soldiers, this is...
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BRITISH MILITARY MEDALS – Review by Mark Barnes
BRITISH MILITARY MEDALS A Guide for the Collector and Family Historian Second Edition Peter Duckers Pen & Sword Family History ISBN: 978 1 78303 016 3 Review by Mark Barnes for War History Online...
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D-Day squadron leader, John Fisher’s Medals Auctioned In Hull
The Hull Daily Mail reported on January 3, 2014 a story of D-Day squadron leader, John Fisher’s DFC medal has been auctioned off in Hull. It is said that the private collection of medals and military...
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German WWI Soldier’s Wallet Returning to Surviving Family
After almost a century, the wallet formerly belonging to German WWI soldier Herman Karl Ernst Musold will be returned to the surviving members of his family. Musold died in battle in or around the...
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