SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL said: “Courage is rightly regarded as the foremost of the virtues, for upon it all the others depend.” The truth of those words is highlighted by the heroics of RAF Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, who has died at the age 105. 5 RAF Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank has died at the age…
The United Kingdom has issued a stark warning about the growing risk of a global conflict, unveiling an ambitious new National Security Strategy (NSS) that calls for sweeping wartime preparedness and historic defence investment. The government says it is preparing for a future that may involve direct attacks on UK soil, drawing comparisons to the…
A British war veteran who survived the D-Day landings, as well as being shot three times in the line of duty, has died aged 101. Cecil Newton, from the village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire, served in 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards during World War 2 and was in the thick of it as the allied forces…
Gp Capt John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two. The last Battle of Britain pilot, Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC celebrating his 105th birthday at the British Embassy in Dublin, Ireland. Group Captain Hemingway passed away peacefully on March 17 at the age of 105….