Players: Allies: General Richard O'Connor's Western Desert Force (renamed 13th Corps on 1 January 1941) consisting of 7th Armoured Division ... independent but under British tutelage at the ...

Hector Duff served with the 7th Armoured Division, nicknamed the Desert Rats due to their service in North Africa, between 1940 and 1945. The 99-year-old's unit was part of the Normandy landings ...

Donald Rose, aged 109, served in the war on the front line with the 7th Armoured Division. The iconic aircraft passed over his care home in Ilkeston on Monday afternoon. The plane was taking part ...