Tag Archives: medals

Nothing for free

Nothing for free

A war veteran left devastated after five of his Second World War medals were stolen has received a free replacement from Russia but had to PAY the MOD to get a new one. Geoffrey Mellor, 89, was given ...
Medals returned to family

Medals returned to family

A son who used to play with his father’s WW1 medals has managed to buy them back – 70 YEARS after his dad was forced to sell them because the family were so poor. James Roat, 73, would sit ...
National Service personnel should be decorated

National Service personnel should be decorated

Peter Loader draws attention to service personnel who served between 1949 and 1975, that their pay was abated and asked for readers comments to be sent via the editor. Like many who served, following ...