Among them was Ben Parkinson, Britain's most injured soldier from the conflict in Afghanistan, who was in his hometown of Doncaster.

Thousands gather to honour the fallen in commemorative events across the region

Lance Corporal Norman Jackson VC has been given his rightful place on the Great Central Railway War Memorial.

South Yorkshire WW1 Hero added to memorial

A Bradford World War One hero who was awarded the Victoria Cross is being honoured with a commemorative paving stone in the city.


Unique and poignant footage has been released showing First World War soldiers at Ripon Racecourse weeks before they went to the front line.

Dozens of servicemen from Horsforth who gave their lives in the First World War are to have their names added to the town's war memorial.

A World War One hero is to be honoured in his hometown of Bradford, at a ceremony commemorating him being awarded the Victoria Cross.

An exhibition of WW1 artifacts in East Yorkshire could become a regular event after the success of its first weekend

Historians are trying to track down relatives of 18 people who were killed 100 years ago in the German shelling of Scarborough. 

Two aircraft from the Yorkshire Air Museum are in Leeds City Centre as part of the region's commemorations of the Great War