Medal [The War Medal 1939 - 1945 presented to Flight Lieutenant William Raeburn Green]

Production date
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
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Object detail

Accession number

2006.294

Production period

1930s
1940s

Description

Silver coloured medal with ribbon, wax paper case and spare ribbon for adding to uniform. Ribbon is red, white, and blue of the (British) Union Flag. There is a narrow central red stripe with a narrow white stripe on either side. There are broad red stripes at either edge, the two intervening stripes being blue. Medal design: Crowned monarch on one side. Lion standing upon two headed creature on other, with '1939' and '1945' part of medal design. Medal awarded to all fulltime members of the Armed Forces for 28 days service between September 1939 and September 1945 irrespective of where they were serving.

Marks

1939 / 1945 Inscribed
GEORGIVS VIS: G: BR: OMN: REX ET INDIAE IMP: Inscribed

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Cotton
Processed Material/Textile/Cotton
Processed Material/Paper

Collection

Medal Collection

Credit Line

1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945. Medal [The War Medal 1939 - 1945 presented to Flight Lieutenant William Raeburn Green], 2006.294. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Award Decoration of Honor Medal Communication Artefacts Personal Symbols Achievement Symbols

Collection type

Air and Space Transport

Subject auto tags

Red Material property Medal Rectangle Electric blue Badge Bronze medal Fashion accessory Metal Circle

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