Harold with his medals at a Merchant Navy remembrance service The last surviving veterans of the so-called Arctic Convoys will be receiving medals to mark the anniversary of the final naval ...

The Arctic Convoys transported four million tons of ... He is a recipient of the Arctic Star and the Ushakov Medal. Bernard Roberts, also known as Barney, served in the Royal Navy from 1942 ...

The poster found the medal on October 8 while participating in a metal-detecting expedition just outside of Kirkenes, a town in the Arctic near the Russian border. "Since it still is an active dig ...

The Arctic Convoys, like the Battle of Britain in the ... In 2014 Russia's prestigious Ushakov medal was awarded in London to 19 British servicemen who risked their lives to keep their wartime ...

The original sign and memorial for peace was unveiled in 1995 by five people who had bravely served their King and country during the Second World War: Private D Francis, Corporal K Pooley, Leading ...

I have here a letter written by the Russian ambassador which was given to everybody who was awarded a Russian convoy medal. "Dear Veterans of the Arctic convoys, dear friends, It is a huge ...

His efforts on board HMS Campania, an escort aircraft carrier which took part in the Arctic Convoys to Russia, earned him the ...

The cargo satisfied about 12% of the front’s and rear’s demands. The convoys’ Arctic route (other routes were across the Pacific Ocean and via Iran) was the shortest, though most dangerous.

The Polar Medal is awarded by HM The Queen to personnel for outstanding achievement and service to the UK in the field of polar research. The first polar award was called the Arctic Medal ...

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