And now a young soldier, who was shot in the head while carrying out the courageous rescue in Helmand province, has received a Military Cross in recognition of his bravery. Lance Corporal Matthew ...

A wooden door discovered recently on the upper floor of a French Revolution-era watchtower offers an intimate look at the lives of British soldiers ... a handful of eerie drawings, in which ...

Rifleman Matthew Wilson, 21, of 2 Rifles, received the Military Cross ... to draw out insurgents who were planting homemade bombs in the village of Kakaran, Helmand Province. The soldier and ...

The sketch illustrate Allied soldiers sitting on chairs fashioned from old Red Cross crates that were used ... played a game of chess over it. The drawing is dated September 1944, five months ...