Medal Presentation

HowardJ · 2013-07-25T20:28:26+0100

Some of you, I'm sure, will have heard of the Russian Convoys during WW2 and the attempt by veterans to get a campaign medal. Blair refused but this government agreed and earlier this year invited veterans to apply for the medal, now officially the Arctic Star. These shots are of the presentation made yesterday by George Osborne, our local MP, to my father. The medal 1. The presentation 2. Looking at my dad's other medals 3. Family group, the lady on the end is Mr Osborne's secretary (taken by the official photographer) I must say he was very pleasant and spent a lot of time talking to my dad. My dad was 103 on July 1st. The boys are my late brother's grandsons and their mother is behind them. Taken outside the Red Cross head office in Knutsford. K5 + Pentax 16-45mm. I'm very pleased with them. Not of great artistic merit but a good reminder of the event. There was an official photographer there, I look forward to seeing her shots (on a Nikon) Thanks for looking. Howard

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Posted 28/07/2013 - 14:25 Link

davidtrout wrote:
Great piece of family history recorded here Howard - you must be very proud.
David

Thank you, David, yes proud indeed.

Andrew (Gamka), I'm afraid I still haven't put all the medals together but here is a very poor (in fact b***dy awful) shot of the other medals to give you an idea. Included are the Atlantic Star, the Italy Star and the Africa Star, the last two for the convoys to Malta.