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Second World War Arctic convoy veterans should be rewarded with own campaign medal, demands Keith Brown
VETERANS Minister Keith Brown is leading the call for sailors who took part in Arctic convoys during the Second World War to be officially recognised. Brown has met with veterans and their families at a reception held in their honour, and thanked them...
David Maddox: New broadside in battle for Arctic convoy medals
THE surviving veterans of the Second World War's most dangerous sea campaign should receive a dedicated medal to recognise their bravery, a Scottish Government minister has said. Keith Brown, a former Royal Marine who served in the Falklands,...
New broadside in battle for Arctic convoy medals
THE surviving veterans of the Second World War's most dangerous sea campaign should receive a dedicated medal to recognise their bravery, a Scottish Government minister has said. Keith Brown, a former Royal Marine who served in the Falklands,...
Arctic convoy veterans unable to collect bravery medals
THOUSANDS of veterans who sailed on Arctic convoys to support the Russian war effort have been told they cannot collect bravery medals. Some 3,000 servicemen from across the UK took part in Arctic missions to support fighting on the eastern front...
Backbenchers more rebellious than at any stage since World War Two
David Cameron and Nick Clegg face opposition from their own MPs that is unprecedented in modern political times, new research revealed yesterday. Backbench rebellions are running at far greater levels than in any parliament since the Second World War,...
David Cameron to set out First World War centenary plans
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