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is our badge
from Fissionline 67
by Alan Rimmer
Monarch for final consent
But Sir Colin ruled that because servicemen were involved he would make use of the Warrant of the Earl Marshall to bypass the Home Secretary.
Mr Birch, who has sadly died, witnessed three H-bomb tests and two atom bomb tests on Christmas Island in 1958.
But his widow, Mary, Said: "If the badge belonghs to anyone, it's my late husband. He was involved with students from the l,ocal arts college in the design and did all the negotiations with those who turned it into the badge you see today
"He would have been horrified to learn that nuclear veterans, especially people like Ken McGinley, had been barred from using it
Mr Rubery added: "Tom wanted this badge for all nuclear veterans not just a few "
Newspaper tells story of how Tom was awarded the Royal Crest
Newspaper tells story of how Tom was awarded the Royal Crest
