A TENBURY World War Two veteran has finally received his Dunkirk medal after a 60-year wait.

Tommy Wormington (85) had initially refused the medal when he was asked to pay £4 for it.

He served with the 7th Battalion of The Worcestershire Regiment, "The Old Contemptibles", at Dunkirk before seeing action in Burma.

"When the medals were handed out for Dunkirk they wanted me to pay £4 for it but I would never pay for one I had earned" said Tommy, pictured right.

"I got one for the Burma campaign and it never cost me a penny."

However, last month, Tommy received a surprise invitation to the Worcestershire Regimental Veterans Association where he was a guest of honour at a dinner, during which he was presented with his long awaited medal.

A Tenbury man through and through, his grandfather and father ran the family bakery in Market Street, Tommy spent most of his working life as a postman at the town sorting office, where his son's John and Phil are also postal workers. Apart from his war service he worked continually until retirement and was awarded the Imperial Service Medal for long service.

"I met my wife Lucy when I was there," he said. "She worked at Ludlow Post Office and came to help at Tenbury."

Proud to have his Dunkirk medal at last, Tommy said: "I am very grateful to the Regiment for making it happen after all these years."