D-Day7 days agoWW2 veteran celebrates 103rd birthday with familyRon Parker was just 18 in 1942 when he was conscripted into the Royal Engineers.7 days ago23 Feb 2026Tributes paid to man who parachuted into NormandyRoy Burr served as a pathfinder helping pinpoint drop zones for troops on D-day.23 Feb 202619 Feb 2026Wartime Longest Yarn display returns to cathedralThe exhibition "connects history, creativity and remembrance", organisers say.19 Feb 202617 Feb 2026'Humble' WW2 D-Day veteran dies aged 101Joe Bullock, from Stourbridge, who was given the freedom of Dudley, is described as "one of a kind".17 Feb 20269 Feb 2026D-Day veteran who 'never thought of himself as a hero' dies aged 100Lamond served during the Normandy landings and later helped rescue PoWs in the Pacific.9 Feb 20268 Feb 2026D-Day veteran and wartime ambassador dies aged 100Stan Ford survived the D-Day landings and sinking of HMS Fratton off the coast of Normandy in 1944.8 Feb 20263 Feb 2026Rare top-secret D-Day blueprint to go under hammerThe documents could make £100,000 when they go under the hammer, an auction house has said.3 Feb 20268 Jan 2026D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthdayA World War Two veteran who was an officer during D-Day has celebrated his 100th birthday. 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026'Rest easy, shipmate': D-Day veteran dies aged 101Francis "Jim" Grant, who joined the Royal Marines at the age of 18, has died after a short illness.8 Jan 2026...
