British War Medal with oak leaf of Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Rawdon Briggs, 1939-1945 (c)
campaign medal, medal
Accession Number

NAM.2025-05-14-1-15

Description

British War Medal with oak leaf of Lieutenant-General Sir Harold Rawdon Briggs, 1939-1945 (c) Cupro-nickel medal with the left facing crowned head of George VI with GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP around and PM below the King’s neck to obverse, reverse depicts a lion standing on a double headed beast one head is a dragon’s the other an eagle’s, 1939 and 1945 marked to top, ECRP to far left side. Suspended from a ribbon with a narrow red stripe to centre with a narrow white stripe, then a wide dark blue stripe and a wide red stripe to each side, bearing a bronze oak leaf indicating a Mention in Despatches .

Campaigns

World War Two (1939-1945)