1/ Michael Allmand was born on 16 February 1923 in Surrey, England. Educated at Stonyhurst College, he was known for his intelligence, determination, and a quiet sense of duty from a young age.

2/ At the end of 1942, amidst the backdrop of World War II, Allmand left university and joined the British Indian Army. He was commissioned into the Indian Armoured Corps, and assigned to the 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers. Allmand was sent to India where, following a call

3/ Beginning on 6 June, the 77th Brigade advanced the final 10 miles (16 km) to Mogaung with the intent of capturing it. Between monsoonal rains and heavy casualties from the fighting as well as tropical diseases, the advance took a heavy toll on the Chindits. They were facing

4/ Initially, Allmand was given command of a platoon. On 11 June, two days after 3/6 GR had reached the outskirts of the town, Allmand's platoon was tasked with capturing a road bridge about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) away from the central railway station, close to where the Japanese

5/ On 23 June, during the final stages of the advance on Mogaung, Allmand's company was tasked with capturing Natyigon village and securing the railway bridge that spanned the Mogaung River. Attacking to the left of the "Red House", Allmand's company was held up by machine-gun

6/ It was largely due to Allmand's bravery that Mogaung was captured. Although he was pulled out of the line of fire by another Gurkha – Sergeant Tilbir Gurung, who received the Military Medal for his act – Allmand subsequently died of his wounds early on 24 June. At the time

7/ Allmand also received the following other decorations: the 1939–1945 Star, the Burma Star and the War Medal 1939–1945. Allmand's body is interred at the Taukkyan War Cemetery, in Burma.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. Radji Beach Massacre, Bangka Island, 16 February 1942. 21 Australian Army Nursing Service sisters, murdered by Imperial Japanese Army troops. #VJDay80

I recently started spending time in local cemeteries visiting the graves of veterans and I came across this unassuming headstone of a Marine that, judging by the date and the unit, I assumed he was killed in action on Okinawa. When I got home and did a quick search I found that

John Glenn and Ted Williams.. Ted flew about 40 missions, half of them were as Glenn’s wingman.

We say goodbye to another one of our treasured heroes! WWII Veteran Valdemar DeHerrera, passed away on July 15, 2025 at the age of 105.

A memorial near Trafalgar Square, London, honours Edith Cavell, who led a secret network in WWI, helping British and French POWs escape from Belgium. She gathered vital intelligence for the Allies until her arrest by the Germans in October 1915.

15 August 1945 - Japan Sub-Lieutenant Fred Hockley RNVR, a Seafire pilot who had been shot down that day, is taken to the mountains near the town of Ichinomiya. It is now nine hours since Emporer Hirohito announced Japan's surrender... 1/7

Born on 4 March 1923, he lived at 12 Hempfield Road in Littleport, Cambridgeshire with his parents George and Hannah and sister Kathleen. Upon leaving the local grammar school he worked as a clerk at the nearby railway station and then joined the Royal Navy. 2/7

Fred had passed the competitive examination of the Y programme, an emergency scheme for training Royal Naval reserve officer volunteers, allowing boys of the age of 16 or 17 to choose to join the Navy when they were eventually called up. After flying training, he earned his wings

On the 15 August 1945 he took off from the aircraft carrier with six other 24 Wing Seafires to cover Fairey Fireflies and Grumman Avengers attacking Japanese airfields in the Tokyo Bay sector. With poor weather conditions, finding targets was difficult and they were bounced by

Fred had bailed out and landed uninjured in the village of Higashi-mura and handed himself over to an air raid warden. He was then eventually passed on to the 426th Inf Rgt whose commander, Colonel Tamura Teiichi, telephoned the HQ of the 147th Division to find out what he was

Emporer Hirohito's voice was seldom heard in public. In his broadcast he stated "We have ordered Our Government to communicate to the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, China and the Soviet Union that Our Empire accepts the provisions of their Joint Declaration.

Despite the Emporer's broadcast, Major Hirano Noboru, the divisional chief of staff gave the order to dispose of the prisoner and Fred was taken to hastily prepared grave in the mountains at 9pm, then shot and stabbed with a sword. Later, Col Tamura, worried that the body might

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