there are about 550 Arctic convoy veterans in the UK who are eligible to accept the latest medal. A total of 78 convoys took vital supplies of food and military equipment to northern Russia ...

A VETERAN of the Arctic convoys has been given one of Russia's top medals for gallantry. Thomas Dean was presented with the Ushakov Medal at his home in Poole by a Russian Embassy official on ...

A WAR veteran who campaigned tirelessly for recognition for the part the British Navy played in escorting merchant ships taking crucial supplies to Russia ... in the Arctic Convoys but often ...

Russian Arctic Convoy Project HMS Honeysuckle alongside an aircraft carrier during a convoy mission The bravery of the men who served on the convoys was not recognised with a medal until almost 70 ...

AN ARCTIC convoy veteran from York looks set to receive a long-awaited medal within weeks ... The Press reported Mr Sunderland’s delight after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree ...

The first Arctic convoy, codenamed Operation 'Dervish ... now dwindling band of veterans meet up. In 2014 Russia's prestigious Ushakov medal was awarded in London to 19 British servicemen ...

A veteran who served in the Navy during Second World War has received the Ushakov medal after his involvement in the Arctic Convoys which helped transport ammunition to Russia. 90-year-old Kenneth ...

John Carter, aged 90, Canon Colin Craston, aged 91, and Winston Shanley, aged 92, were each given an Ushakov Medal by the Russian Federation for their work in the Arctic convoys. The men ...

SEVEN war veterans from Colne have been given medals for their service on the Arctic Convoys more than 70 years ago. Officials from the Russian Embassy travelled up to the town’s Royal British ...

A Suffolk war veteran has been awarded with a Russian military service medal following his role in the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War. Peter Gosling, 94, was delivered the medal by post ...

In reply, Mr Cameron ducked the row over the Russian medal, but said ... specifically at some of the most important cases. "The Arctic Convoy, I think, is probably the most pressing.

A veteran who served in the Navy during Second World War has received the Ushakov medal after his involvement in the Arctic Convoys which helped transport ammunition to Russia. 90-year-old Kenneth ...