British and Commonwealth Awards

[sobel]

Originally Posted by Aussie Dave

I don't think two of the medals are actually service medals mate???.
The first one on the left is the Commonwealth Defence Medal and the one next to it looks like the Commonwealth War Medal 1939-45


Cheers,
Dave

Hi

Based on the quotes attached they seem to be for services rendered in which case I would call them service medals, British, Canadian or other commonwealth nationalities. More than pleased to be corrected if wrong

regards

"The Defence Medal
Awarded to members:

• Serving for six months in specified non-operational areas subjected to enemy air attack or closely threatened;
• who served for six months at any time between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 in the Northern Territory north of 14° 30' South and the Torres Strait Islands;
• Serving for 12 months non-specified non-operational service overseas from or outside Australia; or
• Of Mine and Bomb Disposal units employed in areas subjected to enemy air attack or closely threatened for three months within the periods stated.



The War Medal 1939-45

Awarded to members who served full-time in operational or non-operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. The qualifying period is 28 days.

For the Merchant Marine, the 28 days must be served at sea.

A member Mentioned in Dispatches for service during World War 2 wears a bronze oak leaf emblem on the ribbon. Only one emblem is worn no matter how many times a member may have been 'mentioned'.

[Troy Tempest]

Here is my Canadian Voluntary Service Medal 1939-1945

[tallyhooldboy]

These are the medals of Maj. L. Langford, as far as I can remember they are from left to right:

1939 – 45 Star referred to as the France star
Africa Star with 8th Army clasp
The Defence Medal
1939 -1945 Campaign Medal
Coronation Medal George V1 & Elizabeth
Coronation Medal Elizabeth 2nd
Dunkerque Medal
Shooting Colours Medal for Anti Aircraft and Light Armour for 1934 & 1936

Order of Leopold the 2nd, Officer with Rosette
Honour of Leopold 2nd, Gold
Order of Leopold 2nd, Gold Palms.

And his Para wings?

I can’t tell you much about this second set of medals, all I know is he taught the Belgium Underground how to best use the .303, my enquiries to the British Department of Defence have had the response that Dads records are sealed until 75 years after the advent. However, and old colleague mentioned the words SOE, Special Operations Executive.

tallyhooldboy.

[sobel]

Nice set, congrats

[tallyhooldboy]

A few more to add to the collection, these being mine; from left to right:

Australian Defence Force Medal
Australian Merchant Navy Service Cross
Australian Merchant Navy Service Medal