️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>  ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Former army cook Harry Weston mistakenly believed he had left it too late to request them after finishing his military service in 1946.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Mr Weston enlisted in the Army Catering Corps cook in 1940 and served in Scotland until 1946.<unk> Mr Weston enlisted in the Army Catering Corps cook in 1940 and served in Scotland until 1946. During his time in the army, he and four other cooks prepared meals three times a day for a battalion of over 700 soldiers.<unk> During his time in the army, he and four other cooks prepared meals three times a day for a battalion of over 700 soldiers. He was based in Shetland and Orkney during the war and after completing his service returned home to Greetham, Rutland. David Bland was researching Mr Weston's history when he discovered that he had never received his gongs and wrote to the Ministry of Defence last month. David Bland was researching Mr Weston's history when he discovered that he had never received his gongs and wrote to the Ministry of Defence last month. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą David Bland and his son Paul are writing a village history book called Greetham and the Great War.<unk> David Bland and his son Paul are writing a village history book called Greetham and the Great War. Paul Bland said: 'Harry was a bit surprised, but delighted to get his medals. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Imagine even 10 years after the war he might have thought it was too late. 'I imagine even 10 years after the war he might have thought it was too late. Harry had just got on with his life and had forgotten about it.<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Greetham and the Great War will be released in e-book form later this year. Mr Weston, pictured with his wife, as a young soldier.<unk> Mr Weston, pictured with his wife, as a young soldier. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Mr Weston's War medal, pictured left, and the Defence medal, pictured right, which he received after 70 years.
Harry Weston, 95, was in the Army Catering Corps from 1940 till 1946.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>