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On 18 April 1945, Harold, then 19, was on board HMS Premier when she joined the escort JW 66 in what proved to be the final Arctic Convoy to the Soviet Union. There was a bloody big bang and a flash," he told BBC Wales. "I never made a habit of pinching glasses from pubs but I filled a tankard from the NAAFI with beer for one of my mates who wasn't allowed leave. "We went to a small fishing village," recalled Harold. "I could only type slowly but I was accurate," he said. Support independent sellers. RUSSIA USSR OSOAVIAHIM 1941s PIN BADGE AVIATION, - Order of "Kutuzov" 3rd degree is a very rare species, - Soviet Russia USSR WWII Order of Military Red Banner ! WMR-236. The Edinburgh had been carrying 4,570 kg of Russian gold ingots, a payment for armaments. Harold with his medals at a Merchant Navy remembrance service, Harold - and his photo on the day he joined his first ship in 1944, HMS Premier was built in the United States, Harold with the pint glass he first used on VE Day in 1945, The South Wales Russian Convoy Club used to meet twice a month but very few veterans remain, Ice forming on a signal projector on the cruiser HMS Sheffield in December 1941, This is what the 75th anniversary medal looks like, Arctic convoy WWII veterans presented with medals, Russian Ushakov Medals for Arctic Convoy veterans, Caring for migrants at the Mexico-US border, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-51726647, Full article Caring for migrants at the Mexico-US border. £19.99 + £5.00 postage. WW2 type medal.
"For this reason we have decided that presenting the veterans with this medal would be a great way to celebrate the anniversary and congratulate them on Victory Day.". Meanwhile, there was another rescue effort which would have to wait 40 years. You need to have cookies enabled to sign in. According to embassy records, there are about 550 Arctic convoy veterans in the UK who are eligible to accept the latest medal. These technologies are used for things like personalized ads. No : 170 479. Alan Higgins, 96, joined the Royal Navy as a teenager in Barry Dock. "I'm a bit of a loner, I just wanted a look around but I was suddenly confronted with a Russian soldier with a rifle, with a bayonet fitted. We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. Soviet Five Place Medal Bar $50. Alvetina Kempster, who normally organises commemoration events in Cardiff, said: "I'm 48 and when we were at school in the Soviet Union we were taught nothing about the Russian convoys at all, it was all about the Great Patriotic War. 33 bids. C $46.43 shipping. ", Alan added: "It's such a long time ago, so it must seem like the Battle of Waterloo [to some], but I've done talks at schools and the kids are really interested.". Great! ILS 751.65 +ILS 75.51 shipping. Etsy may send you communications; you may change your preferences in your account settings.
"Every VE Day, I go to the local pub with it.". Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Alan, who now lives in Bridgend, recalled a "terrific explosion" and wrote of hearing "cries from the injured and dying in the next compartment, a scant eighth of an inch steel bulkhead away". Make Offer - 100% Original! Read about our approach to external linking. After the war, Harold studied chemistry, physics and maths at Cardiff University, before initially deciding to re-join the Merchant Navy as an assistant purser. He didn't speak any English and I didn't speak any Russian but he turned around and walked away.".
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124 Award Badge USSR. I carried it all along the quayside, along the drifter, up the gangway, and handed the pint to my friend - and he gave me the glass back and I've still got it. Etsy sellers promote their items through our paid advertising platform. A spokesman for the Russian embassy said: "It is important to show that we remember them, their courage and their role in our common victory. There seems to be a problem serving the request at this time, Showing slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES} - Shop by Featured Refinements, Showing slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES} - Hot This Week, Showing slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES} - Sponsored Listings, Showing slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES} - Make an Offer, SOVIET RUSSIAN AWARD "ORDER OF KUTUZOV 1 DEGREES" USSR. We didn't have vodka during the war, so I took it back home for my girlfriend," he said. Please.
The haul - worth many millions - was lost until it was finally recovered in the 1980s. But Harold thinks it's important the convoys are not forgotten. "The only drink you could do on the ship was the daily 'tot'". FOR SERVICE CHERNOBYL Postsoviet Ukrainian Military Medal Order / New.
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