FOR this weeks edition of Nostalgia, we have looked back through our archives at memories of our great Cumbrian war heroes and remember their heroic actions.

Our collection of photos range across both World War One and World War Two. Two photos show brothers Edward and Harry. Harry (seated) had been wounded in the war and spoke to his family of places such as Gallipoli and France. However, Harry's brother Edward (stood) died in the war.

Harry named his first born son after Edward, and both his two sons fought in World War Two. A family member recalled them saying: "When someone shoots at you and you survive, then everything else in life is a bonus".

Other Cumbrian sayings around our war heroes included "they went to war as lads and 'marras'"

Another photo shows George Cape from Carlisle who holds up  a picture of his uncle , also called George, who died in the First World War.

Another shows a Cl Moor miner who received a gold watch from Churchill.

One picture show WWI Tunnellers, miners who were recruited during WW One to serve with the Royal Engineers Tunnelling Companies, nicknamed the Moles, formed to dig attacking tunnels under the trenches in France into the German lines.

They were a highly respected breed due to the harsh conditions they endured. Peter Chambers from Whitehaven was with the 176th Tunnelling Company and won the Military Medal. From Cleator Moor, two miners recruited as tunnellers were killed: Sylvester Byrne and Robert Leeming, both with the 255th Tunnelling Company died in 1916. 

Other photos show some servicemen during World War One, they play games such as tug of war and settle down around their camp. These photos are thought to have been taken by Bob Blacklock of Distington.

Read more: Medical memories throughout the decades across Cumbria