Post by Administrator on Aug 5, 2016 22:55:48 GMT
Cliff Nuttall from Penwortham has been presented with the Ushakov medal for bravery and courage.
Great-grandad’s bravery is recognised by Russians
A veteran of the Arctic Convoys of World War Two has received a surprise honour from the Russian government more than 70 years on from his service.
Cliff, 92, said: “It came out of the blue really. I got a phone call on Monday about it.
“I applied for the medal quite a few years ago and ended up being told that they’d run out of the medals and were no longer issuing them. But then recently they must have started again and found my name on a list.
“I’m happy about it, it’s a nice thing to get and it’s brought back a lot of memories from those days.”
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Great-grandad’s bravery is recognised by Russians
A veteran of the Arctic Convoys of World War Two has received a surprise honour from the Russian government more than 70 years on from his service.
Cliff, 92, said: “It came out of the blue really. I got a phone call on Monday about it.
“I applied for the medal quite a few years ago and ended up being told that they’d run out of the medals and were no longer issuing them. But then recently they must have started again and found my name on a list.
“I’m happy about it, it’s a nice thing to get and it’s brought back a lot of memories from those days.”
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