Thomas Simpson is 92 years old and will turn 93 later this year. He is a veteran of the Battle of the St. Lawrence, the Battle of the Atlantic, the Italian Campaign, Operation Neptune, the Arctic Campaign and the escort convoy runs across the North Atlantic to Londonderry and Liverpool as well as escorting British troops from England to Gibraltar for the invasion of Italy.
Thomas Simpson is the oldest and surviving holder of the Distinguished Service Medal of which only 114 Canadians received in Canadian Military History. Thomas Simpson is the only Canadian to receive the Distinguished Service Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Thomas Simpson firstly and lastly dedicates his tribute to the brave and the fallen that did not return home from battle during the Second World War but also honours all those who have served since.

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