In June 1940, the Allied forces were defeated in France. The UK government decided the Channel Islands would be too costly to defend and began evacuating military personal and equipment. Prime Minister Winston Churchill was reportedly reluctant to simply abandon the oldest possession of the British crown but succumbed to the reasoning of military advisers. Thousands of … Read more
An ex-Royal Marine has mysteriously vanished from the same market town as missing airman Corrie McKeague. Veteran John Dick, 37, who served as a Royal Marine for 13 years, was last spotted in his hometown of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, at around 6.30pm on November 30. The dad-of-two was seen getting on a train heading … Read more
Missing RAF airman Corrie McKeague is believed to have died in the back of a dustbin lorry after climbing into a Greggs industrial bin while drunk, an inquest has heard. Mr McKeague, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he vanished in the early hours of September 24, 2016 after a night out in Bury St … Read more
Senior aircraftman Scott Stevenson, 25, (pictured) was hurt playing for the RAF first team in the inter-services match lsat year An RAF airman who was determined not to let his side down in a rugby match against the Army died from a head injury after refusing to leave the pitch despite suffering three serious blows … Read more