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Captain JH Allison: Captain D, Arctic Convoys, Dunkirk and the Soroy Evacuation
The story of the naval career of Captain John Hamilton Allison RN, DSO and Bar, is a compelling one.For a start, he comes from a fascinating line of Dunlops, initially from Greenock. He was the son of...
View ArticleLoch Ewe Arctic Convoy Museum initiative for Aultbea and 70th Anniversary...
The legendary Arctic Convoys of World War II, carrying vital supplies to Russia through the Arctic ports of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk, ran in two series, normally in a frequency of two per month.Neither...
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Russian Arctic Convoy Museum: a new generation checks in
For these two youngsters (pictured) it was a moment of reflection. The young cub scouts from a Scottish Highland community stand high above the calm waters of Loch Ewe at the Memorial Stone to the...
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Chance to USE the Enigma codebreaker at Russian Arctic Convoy Museum Project...
In a serious coup, the Russian Arctic Convoy Museum Project group have secured the appearance during their World War II and the Arctic Convoys event, from 7-12 May 2012, of the world famous World War...
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Too late for an Arctic Convoy medal for Jim McHugh
On the brink of a week long celebration of the Russian Arctic Convoys at Aultbea on Loch Ewe – from where they departed – one of the last veterans of the World War II Arctic Convoys, those heroic and...
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Chris Thornhill on Jock Bevan: an Ardfern connection to the Arctic Convoys
Reading the recent story of the passing of Convoy Veteran Jim McHugh, a mention of the ships in which Jim had served caught my eye.One of them, HMS Nairana, an Aircraft Carrier, had come to my...
View ArticleReal hope for medal recognition for Arctic Convoy veterans?
Its difficult to hope after such a long sequence of lack of interest, evasion and broken promises – the most galling of which was the current Prime Minster’s unequivocal commitment to awarding medals...
View ArticleKeith Brown welcomes constructive talks on medal for Arctic Convoy heroes
Veterans Minister, Keith Brown MSP, has welcomed ‘constructive talks’ on the award of an Arctic Convoy Medal to veterans of those awesome World War II relief convoys to Russia, into the Kola Inlet and...
View ArticleBBC One Show changes transmission date of Arctic Convoys item
Jacky Brookes of the Russian Arctic Convoy Museum project at Loch Ewe has just let us know that the BBC has moved the John Sergeant item on the Arctic Convoys from the One Show scheduled for 19th...
View ArticleArctic Convoys on tonight’s One Show
The BBC has confirmed with the Russia Arctic Convoy Museum at Loch Ewe in Wester Ross that The One Show at 7.00pm tonight, 12th Dec 2012, is running a feature about the Arctic Convoys.This sees...
View ArticleAt long last: Arctic Convoy Star medal for veterans and descendants
With Christmas on the doorstep, Prime Minister David Cameron has at last fulfilled a pre-election pledge he broke as soon as got into power.He has awarded the Arctic Convoy Star medal, which...
View ArticleEdinburgh Castle War Museum to do 10 month exhibition on Arctic Convoys
From the 24th May this year [2013] to March 2014, Edinburgh Castle War Museum is paying tribute to the men of World War II’s Arctic Convoys, repeatedly sailing vital supplies to the northern Russian...
View ArticleArctic Star medal struck – and will be posthumously awarded
After the obstructionism of decades, who would have thought that the UK government would have the grace to act as quickly as it has.Late last year, 2012, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, made it...
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Local youngsters step up to engage with Loch Ewe’s 2013 WWII and Arctic...
Today saw the first veterans of the World War II Arctic Convoys receive the first Arctic Star medals from Prime Minister David Cameron, recognising, at long, long last their service in these primally...
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Loch Ewe honoured in May hosting of Arctic Star medal award ceremony
There is to be a signal ceremonial honouring of the significance of Loch Ewe in Wester Ross in the history of the World War II Arctic Convoys to northern Russia, keeping that key ally in the war with...
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WWII Arctic Convoys: weather as enemy
Below is an extract from an account by an unknown officer serving on the escort carrier, HMS Campania, flagship on escort duty for convoys JW64 and RA64 in February 1945.Roy Elwood, a convoy veteran...
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Jock Dempster: hell and healing – two voyages to Murmansk
Arctic Convoy veteran, Jock Dempster, died yesterday morning – 5th May 2013, after having seen the award of the Arctic Star medal for which he had long campaigned and after having his own medal...
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2013 Remembrance at the Cenotaph: the Arctic Star on parade
Watching the ceremony of remembrance at the Cenotaph today, 10th November 2013, the bright but cold day made one glad that the beat for the march past was a fast one.These often elderly ex-servicemen,...
View ArticleBrown and MacAskill: ministerial snakes and ladders
They say a week in politics is a long time – but one day – yesterday – was time enough for one minister to take a slide down a snake of his own contriving; and for another to stand a couple more rungs...
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Russia honours Arthur McWatt, Dumbarton hero of Arctic Convoys
Local MSP Jackie Baillie attended the medal ceremony of a 90-year-old WW2 veteran from Dumbarton on Saturday, 1st November 2014.The Russian Consul General visited Cardross to present Arthur McWatt with...
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