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Durham war veteran awarded medal for Arctic mission
THE sole remaining survivor of a ship torpedoed during the Second World War has been presented with a medal for his role.
Jack Humble, from Neville’s Cross in Durham City, was part of the Arctic Convoys, which saw the Royal Navy journey from Loch Ewe in Scotland to Russia to supply England’s ally with necessary war supplies.
The 90-year-old has now been presented with the Ushakov Medal by representatives from the Russian Embassy.
Mr Humble was an 18-year-old gunner on the destroyer HMS Mahratta, which was torpedoed on February 25, 1944. The ship was fatally damaged and sank near Bear Island with only 17 survivors out of a 246 man crew.
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THE sole remaining survivor of a ship torpedoed during the Second World War has been presented with a medal for his role.
Jack Humble, from Neville’s Cross in Durham City, was part of the Arctic Convoys, which saw the Royal Navy journey from Loch Ewe in Scotland to Russia to supply England’s ally with necessary war supplies.
The 90-year-old has now been presented with the Ushakov Medal by representatives from the Russian Embassy.
Mr Humble was an 18-year-old gunner on the destroyer HMS Mahratta, which was torpedoed on February 25, 1944. The ship was fatally damaged and sank near Bear Island with only 17 survivors out of a 246 man crew.
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