Elsie Ravenhall, who lived in Stretton-on-Dunsmore, risked her life when she took in Louis
Velleman when he knocked on her door in Holland during the Second World War.
Her grandsons, Simon, Robert and Garry made the trip to Number 10 on Tu
esday to collect the British Heroes of the Holocaust Award.
Elsie's son Ron, who was a local councillor in Rugby and was well-known in the borough, died in December.
"It is such a shame Ron didn't live to collect the award with us," said Simon. "He would've been so proud and would love to have gone to Downing Street."
Elsie, who was known as June, was posthumously given the international Righteous Among the Nations award from the Jewish Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority, known as Yad Vashem, and also the UK's highest civil award for her actions.
Simon, who lives in Yarm, Middlesborough, said: "June was incredibly brave to not only risk her life every day, but the lives of her children. A stranger knocked at June's door and asked for help.
"She let him in and her actions not only saved his life but made it possible for another 100 people to exist. When I met the family all in one room I was so humbled.
"Her bravery, or stupidity, also makes you ask the question: 'Would you open your door or close your door?'"
She moved back to Coventry after her time in Holland before moving back to Stretton where she died in 1985.
"Stories like this restore your faith in human nature," said
Simon.
