Sidney Bates' heroism after the Normandy landings was depicted in a painting by Lt Col R.G.D. Hare Buckinghamshire men were among the first troops to set foot on Nazi-occupied French soil when the ...

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said: "I'm proud that the Armed Forces will lead the nation in tributes to the heroes of Normandy in Portsmouth, in June. "The 80th anniversary of D-Day will remind ...