UK PM asked to back Alderney WW2 recognition medal request
Vicar of Alderney Samantha Martell said the recognition would be “wholly appropriate”.
She said: “If you haven’t read the Alderney story, find it and read it, you will see quite how amazing an appropriate that would be.”
Alderney States member Alex Snowdon said the people who rebuilt Alderney following Homecoming need to be remembered.
“Any medal of further recognition should be supported because we must not forget these sad times and how people rebuilt their lives to get the Alderney we have today,” he said.
Edward Hill, States member-elect, said: “There are still potentially some people who came back to the island who are still with us, only just.
“It’s only good that a medal is produced to commemorate what they did.”
States member Ian Carter said the recognition would “reflect the immense issues that the island went through”.
He said: “It would show the people who came back, reflect what they went through and how much we value what they did for the island.
“It’s the island we have today because of their efforts.”
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