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Who is Lance Corporal George Hooley: Details About British Soldier Killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Thomas Hooley, a highly rated British paratrooper with deployments in Afghanistan, Africa and Eastern Europe, has been named as the UK service member killed in an accident in Ukraine while observing tests of a new defensive capability. Here is what is known so far about his life,…

International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2025

Tributes paid to ‘born soldier’ British paratrooper killed in Ukraine

Lance Corporal George Hooley died on Tuesday morning while observing Ukrainian forces testing a new defensive capability.

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

British soldier killed in Ukraine was 28-year-old paratrooper

Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Lance Corporal George Hooley.

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

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First picture of 'full of courage' British soldier who was killed in Ukraine accident

Sir Keir Starmer led tributes to Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, a paratrooper who was killed in a ’tragic accident’ on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Dec 10, 2025

British soldier killed in Ukraine military training exercise named and pictured

Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, was in the Parachute Regiment

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Bloody Sunday Murder Trial: Soldier F Receives Verdict — Who Is He and Why Was He Alone In The Dock?

Ex-British soldier known as Soldier F is acquitted of murder and attempted murder over the 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry, ending a landmark case.

International Business Times UK · Oct 24, 2025

Bloody Sunday soldier found not guilty of murders

The former paratrooper was accused of two murders and five attempted murders

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

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Trial came after long campaign for justice for Bloody Sunday victims

The bereaved families described the start of the trial in September after a decades-long campaign as a momentous day.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Soldier so scared on Bloody Sunday his ‘knees were trembling’, court hears

The trial of Soldier F for the murder of two men heard one of his colleagues describe being terrified on the day of the shootings in 1972.

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

Soldier F trial hears of ‘pandemonium’ on Bloody Sunday

John McCourt said he was struck himself by a rubber bullet and had not posed any threat to the soldiers.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Trial comes after long campaign for justice for Bloody Sunday victims

The last five decades have witnessed many legal twists and turns.

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2025

Former soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday pleads not guilty

Soldier F is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in 1972.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2024

Pause to remember all conflicts and not just the ‘big wars’, says veteran

Derek ‘Benny’ Bennett, 72, served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Middle East during 25 years in the Army.

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2024

General Sir Mike Jackson obituary

Former head of the British army and commander in the Gulf war of 2003

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British army, dies at 80

The soldier was also chief of the general staff and commander of British forces in the 2003 Gulf war

72-Year-Old Grandmother Appointed Alton Towers' First Chief Thrillseeker

Meet Jackie Smith, Alton Towers' new chief thrillseeker, a 72-year-old grandmother with a remarkable adventure-filled past.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2024

Daredevil grandmother, 72, who’s completed 5,000 parachute jumps becomes ‘chief ride tester’ at Alton Towers

Jackie Smith became the first woman to be part of the British Army Parachute Regiment in 1971

Bristol Post · Jun 6, 2023

HMP Bristol staff soar through the skies in charity skydive alongside Bear Grylls

Eighteen people paid to take part in the jump from 13,500 feet to raise money for Support our Paras

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Zenger · Jun 1, 2023

Two-thirds Of Millennials Don’t Know Which Countries Won World War II

Over 50% of millennials didn't know that the UK didn't have the same prime minister during World War II.

Wales Online · May 30, 2023

Two-thirds of millennials don't know which countries were victorious in WWII, study finds

Six in ten Brits believe they have a good knowledge of the global conflict - but just 36 per cent of 18-34-year-olds feel it is important to know about the war

Daily Mirror · May 30, 2023

Millennials lack knowledge of World War Two - but just a third consider it important

Only 36% of 18-34-year-olds feel it is important to have a good knowledge of the global conflict - with two-thirds unaware which countries emerged victorious

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2023

‘The torture’s real. The time I did was real’: the Belfast man waterboarded by the British army

The long read: Liam Holden went to prison for 17 years on the basis of a confession he made after being tortured by British soldiers in 1972. Now the government is making it harder for people like him to get justice

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

D-Day hero who lied about his age to sign up for Army duty is laid to rest

Ernie Sedgwick was one of the last surviving British veterans of WWII when he died aged 101 last month

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