Wartime convoy duty earns Soviet medal
PA Auckland An Edinburgh lad, Bill Hunter, was sure of one thing as a teenager — he was not going to work in the mines. So he signed with the merchant navy and later sailed on wartime convoys, delivering sup-
plies and ammunition to Russia. Those few years with North Atlantic convoys have earned the Papatoetoe resident Soviet thanks. Tomorrow evening he will receive a medal from the Soviet Embassy. Mr Hunter, aged 63, a member of the Papatoetoe R.S.A., will be
awarded the Soviet Jubilee Medallion commemorating the fortieth anniversary of victory in The Great Patriotic War — World War 11. He won’t be alone — 25 other North Island R.S.A. members who worked on convoys will also be thanked for their efforts.
Mr Hunter, who settled in New Zealand after the war, recalls the Russians as cautious but hospitable. The embassy secretary, Mr Vladislav Shaposhnikov, said about 300 medallions have been awarded to convoy workers in recent years.
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