Defence secretary John Healey announced to parliament on November 20 last year that HMS Northumberland would be retired from the Royal Navy fleet. This was alongside both Landing Platform Docks ...

Mr Burgess wrote his son, Freddie, a letter whilst serving in the 2nd Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was serving in Italy. Mr Burgess died months after writing the letter.

The event, which is being held on Ceremonial Way, will begin at 9pm and will include music from the Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ... series of events, Northumberland County Council ...

Mr Burgess wrote his son, Freddie, a letter whilst serving in the 2nd Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was serving in Italy. Mr Burgess died months after writing the letter. Peers in the ...

In a letter read aloud, Lance Corporal Frederick Burgess of the 2nd Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers wrote to his schoolboy son from Italy, asking him to “always be a good boy” and ...

During the darkest days of World War 2, when London was under relentless attack, one of the most poignant moments of this era was the bombing of Buckingham Palace. What followed was the Queen ...

A Northumberland cricket club has paid a touching tribute to its local war heroes with a commemorative tree project. After World War II, 177 trees ... Branch of the Royal British Legion and ...

As reported by People, Hammond, who served as a mechanic in Myanmar in WW2, first met Prince Harry ... ahead of his 100th birthday comes after the Royal Family end a busy week of VE Day 80th ...

A new plaque has been revealed to commemorate eight Royal Engineers who died during mine operations near Holkham Gap and Wells-next-the-Sea in the Second World War. Their names which appear ...

Britain is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day this week with four days of commemorations honoring the end of World War II on the ... Queen led the royal family onto the ...