by Chris Lloyd | 1916 Centenary, Centenary, Harrogate, In Your Town, Latest, Ripon, War Stories, York
THE family of a soldier awarded the Victoria Cross for leading a counter-attack, against greatly superior numbers, during a key part of the Battle of the Somme have spoken of their pride after a memorial to honour him was unveiled in his home town. Numerous members of...
by Chris Lloyd | Harrogate, In Your Town, Latest, Ripon
A MEMORIAL honouring the actions of a teacher-turned-soldier who is among an elite group of people to have received both the Victoria and Military Cross will be unveiled at a ceremony attended by several members of his family. The commemorative service to Archie...
by Chris Lloyd | Harrogate, In Your Town, Latest, War Stories
This is the little known story of Prince Charles’s great-aunt, who cared for injured troops in Harrogate during the war. Ruth Campbell talks to the man who uncovered the tale of the caring Russian aristocrat. SHE may have been the daughter of the King of Greece, the...
by Chris Lloyd | Bishop Auckland, Centenary, Harrogate, In Your Town, Latest, Newcastle
AS the anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War looms, the extraordinary courage of a true hero of the conflict has been immortalised in bronze. Former professional footballer Donald Bell was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exploits at the Battle of the...
