▁went ▁against ▁rules ▁gover ning ▁med als ▁given ▁by ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁V esse y ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁st oker , ▁served ▁on ▁HMS ▁Z amb esi ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁U sh akov ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Art ic ▁con vo ys . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁award ing ▁of ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁U sh akov ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁exception ▁to ▁these ▁rules ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government . ▁ ▁Frank ▁Staff ord ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ) ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁purs uit ▁ships ▁that ▁track ed ▁down ▁the ▁German ▁batt les hip ▁. ▁He ▁now ▁res ides ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁John ▁Ben nett ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ) ▁ ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁Dennis ▁Charles ▁Se ign ot ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ). ▁ ▁Chief ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁DM ▁Christ ison ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ), ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁St our bridge , ▁West ▁Mid lands ▁ ▁Chief ▁Pet ty ▁Officer ▁John ▁Ian ▁Roberts ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ) ▁ ▁Donald ▁Edmund ▁Mc Ad am ▁( Ro yal ▁Canadian ▁Navy ) ▁ ▁Edward ▁H ought on ▁who ▁served ▁ab o ard ▁▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 5 . ▁Now ▁lives ▁in ▁W igan , ▁Lanc ash ire . ▁ ▁Stanley ▁Robinson ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ) ▁ ▁Cy ril ▁James ▁Price ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ) ▁ ▁L t