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The grave of Private (Pte) Sidney Allen, 7th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, was discovered 81 years after his death. Pictured: Corporal Wendy Robert, The Band of the Mercian Regiment sounds Last Post at the rededication service as Colonel (retired) Stephen Owen OBE, Royal British Legion, pays his respects.

Lost soldier killed in WWII identified 81 years after death

Southsea Common’s temporary footpath set to be removed

Chief Petty Officer Reginald Vincent Ellingworth and his George Cross. A rare George Cross awarded to a war hero who was killed as he disarmed a mine dropped during the Blitz is to be auctioned for thousands of pounds.

George Cross medal of war hero killed by Blitz mine on sale

Heroic Royal navy heroes were honoured at the rededication of the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, marking 100 years since the unveiling of the landmark. The ceremony took place on Friday, October 4, 2024.

Portsmouth Naval Memorial rededicated 100 years since it was unveiled

(left to right) Royal Navy Commander Glen Hickson, D-Day veteran Jim Grant, Royal Navy Commodore John Voyce, and D-Day veteran Charles Horne, on board the Brittany Ferries ship Mont St Michel as it prepares to sail from Portsmouth Harbour in the UK to Ouistreham, in Caen, France, carrying 31 D-Day and Normandy veterans who are travelling with the Royal British Legion and Spirit of Normandy Trust to take part in commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
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People wave D-Day veterans off as ferry to France leaves Portsmouth

Veterans implore future generations to keep their stories alive at city visit

Preparations for the D-Day 80 Commemorations begins on Southsea Common

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The Portsmouth Naval Memorial on Southsea Common

Picture: Malcolm Wells (133084-9966)

Tours to reveal stories of military heroes immortalised on city's naval memorial

The virtual walk will kick off on Monday, June 20.

Royal Navy to host virtual walk event for Armed Forces Week

Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan has marked Commonwealth War Graves Week.

MP marks Commonwealth War Graves Week as veterans call for family Visa waivers

War Graves Week is coming to Portsmouth.

War Graves Week to bring to life stories of World War casualties with free tours

Part of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Thorney Island. Picture: Edwin Amey.

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First ever War Graves Week comes to Portsmouth. Picture: Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission © Orkney Arts, Museums and Heritage

War Graves Week brings stories of World War casualties to life

The mass funeral at Kingston Cemetery, Portsmouth, for those who died during the air raid on the night of January 10/11, 1941.

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While popular memory and film more often focus on the fighting in Europe, VJ Day is an important opportunity to spare a thought for those who fought on and gave their all (Photo: Shutterstock)

VJ Day: remembering the tens of thousands who fought for peace

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is preparing virtual tributes for those who fell during the Second World War. Picture: CWGC

Virtual tributes for World War casualties on D-Day
VETERANS who are unable this year to pay tribute to friends they lost on the front line will be given a helping hand from the cemeteries’ gardeners.
David George

Volunteers from the Pompey Pals charity begin a previous 24-hour vigil outside Portsmouths cenotaph in Guildhall Square. Picture: Tom Cotterill

Pompey Pals to hold day of armed forces commemorations in Guildhall Square this ...

Volunteers from the Pompey Pals charity begin a previous 24-hour vigil outside Portsmouths cenotaph in Guildhall Square. Picture: Tom Cotterill

Pompey Pals to hold day of armed forces commemorations in Guildhall Square this ...

Ron Cross from Gosport, left, and Bob Jones, from Hayling Island, chat as they listen to tales of the D-Day on a new talking bench unveiled by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Picture; Ian Hargreaves (310519-4)

Blind D-Day veterans meet for first time as talking bench unveiled

Ron Cross from Gosport, left, and Bob Jones, from Hayling Island, chat as they listen to tales of the D-Day on a new talking bench unveiled by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Picture; Ian Hargreaves (310519-4)

Blind D-Day veterans, 99 and 94, meet for the first time as 'talking bench' is u...

The refurbishment of the War Memorial on Southsea Common by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ahead of the D-Day celebrations. Picture: Geoffrey Osborne

D-Day 75: Portsmouth’s Naval Memorial on Southsea Common will become a pioneerin...

Stonemason, Mike Witham, restoring the names on the memorial

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Southsea memorial to fallen heroes restored in readiness for D-Day commemoration

Joyce Mary Tipple, a letter from her mother Louise to her father Stanley Ward, and Stanley aged 16
Picture: Malcolm Wells (190213-3711)

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Gosport MP encourages public to apply for WW1 internship

Drawn by six black horses, a coffin on a gun carriage draped with the Union Flag is drawn to its final resting place.

So much work burying the dead, they avoided the front

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