James 'Jim' Wren, a former Japanese prisoner of war, was the country's oldest Royal Marine veteran.

In memory: The HMS Prince of Wales battleship, then the pride of Britain’s Royal Navy, arriving in Singapore six days before it was sunk. — British Royal Navy BENEATH the waters off Kuantan, Pahang, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jim Wren in 2025: Maj-Gen Patrick Cordingley described him as ‘a real example’ and ‘an inspiration’ - Aaron Chown/AFP/Getty Jim ...

A Chinese salvage ship has been caught looting British World War II shipwrecks near the Malaysian coast. The vessel, a dredger named Chuan Hong 68, was seen lurking near the shipwrecks of the Royal ...

Jim Wren was a 21-year old Royal Marine from Sussex. Just days after the Pearl Harbour attack, he was on board the battle cruiser HMS Repulse - part of a British Naval force in the South China Sea, ...

Low-background metal, material produced before the detonation of nuclear bombs in the 1940s, is highly valued for medical and scientific purposes. The clear constraints mean that low-background metal ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's maritime agency said Tuesday a Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering 100 more old artillery ...