My late uncle was one of the casualties and is buried in Pornic. The medal issue, like the full details of this disaster was not not widely known south of the border. I believe I am unable to claim this medal because I am not a next of kin. The 75th anniversary fast approaches and again, our media will probably not even mention it. There is a roll of honour within Brian Crabb's book, "The Forgotten Tragedy - The sinking of HMT Lancastria".