British veteran united with WWII medals lost in the Thames

A 93-year-old veteran of the Dunkirk evacuation has been reunitedwith war medals after they were recovered by scuba divers from theRiver Thames.  Charles Brown lost two rows of medals last Sunday as he boarded a boatduring the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships cruise from Kingston toWeybridge.  Mr Brown said he was “emotional” about the medals which included an OBE, a Dunkirk and Normandy campaign medal.  Divers from Teddington Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) found them.

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