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Voyage to Murmansk: a convoy of memories
Take a 16 year old cabin boy with the New Zealand Shipping Company who became a 60s pop singer and party animal capable of leaving the Rolling Stones standing.Add a sprinkling of veterans of the World...
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Jock Dempster: hell and healing – two voyages to Murmansk
As the Royal British Legion launches the 2009 Poppy Appeal today, it seems a good time to hear from Jock Dempster, a veteran of the fearful Russian or Arctic Convoys of World War II.These supply...
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...
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...
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More stories woven into the fabric of the Arctic Convoys
On 21st December 2012, we published a story questioning whether the belated award of a medal - the Arctic Convoy Star – would be limited [as is almost certain, given the protocols] to Brits. With Royal...
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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...
View ArticleHelp from Seafarers’ Children’s Support
A parent facing tough times bringing up their children, may apply to the Seafarers’ Children’s Support charity – if either they or their partner has worked at sea.They may have served with the Royal...
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Story’s stories 1: Ian Cleaver talks to Mike Story
I am sitting rather appropriately in the lounge of an Oban seafront hotel with my first guest in the series of Story’s stories.My partner in conversation today has an almost iconic status in Argyll –...
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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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