A 98-year-old D-Day veteran who refused his medals after the Second World War has decided to accept his awards more than 70 years later to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Colin Palmer served as a private in the British Army between 1941 and 1946 but declined his medals because he felt war was "a terrible thing".

He remained silent about his wartime experiences until VE Day in 1995 when he finally opened up to his family about what he had gone through half-a-century before.

It is believed had been suffering from shell shock, now commonly known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and simply refused to talk about the war.

Mr Palmer admitted to his family that he would be keen to have the medals he fought for in order to raise awareness about PTSD.

Mr Palmer's daughter told a worker from Age UK about her father's experiences and the charity agreed to help.

After contacting the Ministry of Defence, Mr Palmer's service record confirmed he was due a clutch of medals from the war.