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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illegal Chinese salvage operation seized by Malaysian authorities Sunday is suspected to have looted two iconic World War II ...

Tributes have been paid at the funeral of Second World War warrior Jim Wren, who was torpedoed by the Japanese, held as a POW and had a portrait commissioned by the King.

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

The sinking of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales. (Ullstein Bild/Getty Images) An illegal Chinese salvage operation seized by Malaysian authorities Sunday is suspected to have looted two iconic World ...