In 1942 Lieutenant Commander Roy Francis set off on what Winston Churchill called "the worst journey in the world". The mission is imprinted on his memory.
He joined a crew onboard HMS Edinburgh, delivering supplies to the Russians. On the way back to Britain they fought the enemy for days in freezing conditions. Eventually the ship sank, taking 58 of Roy's colleagues down with her.
The Russian Government wants to recognise the courage of British Arctic Convoy veterans with a special medal. But the British Government says they can't accept the offer.
Other Commonwealth countries have accepted the medals. But the Goverment says British veterans have been honoured with the Atlantic Star campaign medal, and to receive another from the Russians would break UK rules.
Although it's those still alive who're fighting for the Russian medals, Roy says it's not about their courage... Rather a salute to those who never made it back.