Arctic Star for sailor, 95, who was denied a medal because MoD thought he was dead. Leslie Claydon served aboard Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Speedwell ...

Read Arctic Convoy vets medals latest on ITV News. All the Tuesday 26th February 2013 news Prime Minister David Cameron and Defence Minister Mark Francois will present the first Arctic Star medals ...

A proud hero who battled through one of the Second World War’s hardest campaigns has been awarded the first-ever Arctic Star medal. Today crowds of well-wishers cheered as General Sir David ...

The Ministry of Defence said it had agreed on a design for the new Arctic Star medal and Bomber Command clasp. The honours could be sent out to veterans and their families as soon as next month.

Mr Cameron told the Commons he had accepted an expert review's recommendation that an Arctic Star medal should finally be minted - 67 years after the end of the Second World War.

Around 40 British veterans were presented with the freshly minted Arctic Star medal during a special ceremony on Downing Street on March 19. Accessibility links. Skip to main content; ...

The funeral of the leading figure in the campaign to have the Arctic Star medal awarded has taken place. Cdr Eddie Grenfell, from Portsmouth, served on four of the treacherous convoys, which ...

It took 16 years of lobbying for the Ministry of Defence to acknowledge the important part played by those who took part in the campaign but last year an Arctic Star medal was created.

I'm proud today but also sad remembering the friends I lost during the convoys Bob Cowan, 94, received the Arctic Star award for his part in the 1941-45 naval convoys delivering vital military ...

SIR – Now that the Government has recognised the bravery of the servicemen who served in the Arctic convoys with the award of the Arctic Star, will it not put the icing on the cake for the few ...

An 87-year-old World War Two veteran from the Isle of Man has been presented with the Arctic Star and Ushakov medals at a ceremony in Douglas.