Post by KG on May 18, 2018 12:53:18 GMT
War hero Edwin, 92, will never forget dark days of Arctic Convoys
A VETRAN from East Renfrewshire headed north at the weekend to take part in a commemoration for the Russian Arctic Convoys of the Second World War.
Edwin Leadbetter, 92, was among the brave service personnel who put their lives on the line by taking part in the perilous convoys.
More than 3,000 sailors and merchant seamen died from the bitter cold and enemy attacks on the missions to transport vital supplies from Scotland to Soviet ports in the Arctic Circle.
A total of 78 convoys delivered more than four million tonnes of supplies, including 7,000 planes and 5,000 tanks, between 1941 and 1945.
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A VETRAN from East Renfrewshire headed north at the weekend to take part in a commemoration for the Russian Arctic Convoys of the Second World War.
Edwin Leadbetter, 92, was among the brave service personnel who put their lives on the line by taking part in the perilous convoys.
More than 3,000 sailors and merchant seamen died from the bitter cold and enemy attacks on the missions to transport vital supplies from Scotland to Soviet ports in the Arctic Circle.
A total of 78 convoys delivered more than four million tonnes of supplies, including 7,000 planes and 5,000 tanks, between 1941 and 1945.
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