Hero of Arctic convoys posthumously honoured

A BRAVE islander who led a successful Russian convoy mission during Second World War has finally been recognised 74 years later.
The late Captain Murdo Macleod, originally from Barvas on the Isle of Lewis, has been awarded the prestigious Arctic Star Medal.


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Captain Macleod was lost when the SS. Fort Buckingham, India to the River Plate was sunk by U 188 north west of the Maldive Islands on 20 January 1944

 

Panel from Tower Hill Memorial attached