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TITLE
1939-45 War Medal
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PC_WD_NM_017
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PERIOD
1940s
SOURCE
Am Baile and War Detectives
ASSET ID
30220
KEYWORDS
War Detectives
World War 2
World War II
Second World War
2nd World War
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awards
medals
army
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air force
1939-45 War Medal

The 1939-45 War Medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces who served full-time for a period of at least 28 days in operational or non-operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.

This is the reverse of the medal which shows a lion trampling on a dragon with the dates '1939-45' above. The obverse bears the crowned head of King George VI and the legend 'GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMB: REX ET INDIAE IMP:'

This War Medal was provided by Neil McKechnie for a War Detectives project in 2005

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1939-45 War Medal

1940s

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Am Baile and War Detectives

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The 1939-45 War Medal was awarded to members of the Armed Forces who served full-time for a period of at least 28 days in operational or non-operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.<br /> <br /> This is the reverse of the medal which shows a lion trampling on a dragon with the dates '1939-45' above. The obverse bears the crowned head of King George VI and the legend 'GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMB: REX ET INDIAE IMP:'<br /> <br /> This War Medal was provided by Neil McKechnie for a War Detectives project in 2005