If your loved one is into golf, we have the ultimate Christmas present for them. 

The Hill 112 Memorial Foundation has generously been given a number of unique, signed golf flags from two major tournaments, all available for sale at great…

Supporter Don Stickland is planning a sponsored walk in aid of the Hill 112 Memorial Foundation next summer – inspired by a unique map that traces the journey made by the Allies in 1944.

Don and his friend John Brown plan to walk from Gold Beach, at Ver-sur-Mer, to Mont-Ormel…

Here’s a fantastic opportunity to help the Hill 112 Memorial Foundation pick up a £1,000 donation, just by clicking on a link.

The foundation is delighted to have won the support of Captain William Ramsay, who comes from an impressive line of military heroes.

As well as donating to the charity, Capt Ramsay is hoping to join us at our rescheduled lunch in the Cabinet War Rooms and is looking forward to a chance to see our Hill…

Frank Mumby got in touch with the Foundation to tell us about his father, J W Mumby, who served from 1939 to March 1946.

“He was selected for the 53rd Reconnaisance in 1941 where he served in NW Europe as a bren gunner until the end of the war.

“Sadly, dad passed some time ago, and like…

We are delighted that the charity is still attracting support and signing up new members, something that is vital if we are to achieve our goal and complete the work Albert Figg started.

Anne Wright wrote to thank us for her membership card and told us that her father fought on Hill 112 aged just…

In September 2014, a young man called Maurits Huijbrechtse met Gunner Albert Figg

The charity has received some great feedback from a group of historians, authors and tour guides we met while promoting the cause at a military show in Brenzett, Kent in the autumn.

Jonathan Saunders emailed foundation chairman Annette Figg, Albert’s daughter, to say how much he enjoyed learning about our bid to complete Albert’s work on…

We’ve been looking back on a remarkable year for the Hill 112 Memorial Foundation and getting very excited about what next year has in store.

Just a year since putting the charity on an ‘official’ footing with the Charity Commission, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support of friends old and new who share our determination to…

One of Scotland’s most distinguished regimental associations, the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, has boosted the charity’s funds with a generous donation of £500.

The donation follows a visit by representatives of the Hill 112 Memorial Foundation to Edinburgh Castle, where they invited representatives of the Scottish regiments that fought in the bloody battles for Hill 112…

The charity is forging close links with a number of Scottish regiments and units whose men took part in the battle for Hill 112 in 1944. The Scots lost 2,500 men in the fierce battles for possession of the Hill in the weeks after D-day.

Following a successful one-day conference at Edinburgh Castle, the Hill 112…

The Foundation is continuing to focus on raising funds to continue the work of Sgt Albert Figg, whose ambition was to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the men of the 43rd Wessex, 53rd Welsh, 15th Scottish and 11th Armoured Divisions.

A delegation is currently visiting Edinburgh in a bid to encourage a number of Scottish…

For some time now, visitors to our Facebook page have enjoyed reading the story of Arthur Lloyd, another of the brave men who took part in the battle for Hill 112.

The posts have been shared from another site, “Arthur Lloyd - His Life and Times” which has been set up by Arthur’s daughter Ann Lloyd.…

A former infantryman who lost two relatives during the battle for Hill 112 joined us on our trip to the site to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

John Tompkins, who is researching his family tree, discovered about 15 years ago that Corporal Kenneth Tompkins and Corporal Alfred Tompkins had both been killed in the heroic…

Albert Figg’s fascinating story is told in his remarkable book, The Ups and Downs of a Gunner.

This engrossing tale takes the reader from Albert’s childhood through to his war service, including his personal perspective on the memorable events that took place on Hill 112.

The Memorial Foundation currently only has a few copies left (ten at…