Peter Bickmore was aboard the Royal Navy's Motor Torpedo Boat 243 when a devastating air raid hit the Italian port of Bari in ...
Peter received the British Empire Medal (BEM) "for outstanding gallantry shown in the rescue work" during which he had suffered burns from the gas. He would receive the BEM again in later life for ...
02 January 2025 Northern Ireland volunteer awarded British Empire Medal in New Year Honours. Nathan Chambers, a British Red Cross volunteer from Enniskillen, has been awarded a British Empire Medal ...
The medal for the 129th Boston Marathon, set to take place on April 21, features a different design from more recent years. The medal has a different shape — a full circle compared to the half ...
British awards and decorations have many fascinating stories. There are two major categories: campaign medals and gallantry medals. Campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, ...
A new medal has been unveiled for the 129th running of the Boston Marathon. In a video dropped by marathon organizers on social media, the race's iconic unicorn is the star of the show with a ...
The medals, together with associated items, will be going under the hammer at Halls Fine Art’s militaria, naval and aviation auction in Shrewsbury on Wednesday, February 26. Valued at up to £ ...
The Boston Athletic Association on Wednesday revealed the new medal for the 2025 Boston Marathon. “New medal unlocked,” the race organizers wrote in social media posts accompanying a video of ...
IT’S STEPS OFF ON APRIL 21ST RIGHT HERE ON WMUR, AND PARTICIPANTS WILL BE RECEIVING A NEW MEDAL THIS YEAR. YESTERDAY, MARATHON ORGANIZERS DROPPED THIS VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING THE NEW DESIGN.