Ushakov Medals presented to 73 veterans of the Arctic Convoys in Manchester
On 13 October, Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko presented Ushakov Medals to seventy-three British veterans of the Arctic Convoys at a ceremony in Manchester.
Participants were warmly welcomed by Lord Mayor of Manchester Cllr. Susan Cooley.
Speaking on behalf of the Russian Government, Ambassador thanked the veterans of the Arctic Convoys for their invaluable contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany and stressed that their heroism will always be remembered in Russia and Britain, while their deeds will continue to serve as the supreme expression of bravery and a high point in human spirit.
The ceremony was attended by the veterans’ families, members of the Royal British Legion, representatives from the Manchester St. Petersburg Friendship Society, the Greater Manchester Lieutenancy and the local City Council, as well as the High Sheriff of Greater Manchester.
Nationals of the United Kingdom
awarded the Ushakov Medal
on 13th October 2014
James Carey BARKER
Gordon Joseph BENNETT
William Alfred BEST
Richard Stanley BODEN
William BROOKES
Victor Daniel BURGESS
James John CAFFERTY
John CARTER
Joseph CLEGG
Harry COOKE
Gilbert COVERLEY
Robert Frederick COWAN
Richard Colin CRASTON
Bernard CUNNINGHAM
John DICKINSON
William EDGE
Thomas Edwin ELLIS
Fred GARDNER
George GREENHALGH
Harry GREGSON
John Clune HAGUE
Walter HAINSWORTH
Geoffrey HALLWORTH
Frank HEWITT
Norman HIRST
William Ernest HODKINSON
George Edward HOLLINGWORTH
Robert HOLLINGWORTH
Colin HOWARTH
Robert JAMES
William JERSTICE
Harry LANE
Cyril LAWRENCE
Lawrence LYNCH
Daniel Cornelius LYNCH
John Macgregor MACKAY
John Sidney Etchells MACKAY
Gerard MCKENNA
William MCMINN
Herbert Walter MCNEILL
Gerald MORRIS
Frederick NELSON
Samuel PEARSON
Fred PORTER
Gordon Herbert POWELL
Gerald PURSLOW
Herbert Wilfred REAY
Charles Stanley REEVE
Herbert Sidney ROBERTS
Tom ROBINSON
Walter ROBINSON
Rex James ROTHWELL
Clifford Eric RUSTELL
William Yates SELLERS
Winston Patrick SHANLEY
Harry SHARPLES
Alfred Ernest SHAW
Bernard SMITH
David Thomas TONGE
Keith Steven TRUMAN
Frank UNSWORTH
Hugh WALPOLE
Stanley WARDEN
Peter WELLS
Dudley Walter WEST
Joseph WILLIAMS
John WILSON
David Gordon Marshall WILSON
William WILSON
George Gilbert WILTON
Henry WINWARD
Robert WOOD
Jack ZUSSMAN
