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World War Two veteran receives medals 80 years late (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A World War Two veteran has finally received his medals, nearly 80 years late.

Now 98 and living in Watchet, Somerset, George Lewis served with the Royal Tank Regiment from 1944 to 1947.

But he never received his medals, with Mr Lewis suggesting they may have been lost in the post.

Presented with the medals on Saturday afternoon, he said: "After all this time, to get those two medals, that was wonderful."

The journey towards Saturday's ceremony began when neighbour Valerie Norman contacted her brother, who served in the same regiment as Mr Lewis.

Her brother passed on the story to the Regimental Association, which provided the medals.

He was finally presented with the War Medal 1939-45 and the France and Germany Star at an event at the Royal British Legion Club in Watchet by the deputy lieutenant of Somerset Brigadier Richard Toomey.

Mr Lewis said: “It was a shock as much as anything. You imagine after all this time that they wouldn’t be able to find anything about you but they had a complete record.

“It seems like an awful lot of fuss to go to when what I did doesn’t seem like much, but it is nice to know that they respect what we did for people.”

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