campaign medal, campaign medal
Accession Number

NAM.1995-07-1-2

Description

1939-45 Star. From a medal group of Sister M Roberts, Territorial Army Nursing Service Corps, 1939-1945. Campaign medal made of copper zinc alloy in the form of a six-pointed star. On the obverse, the royal cypher, ‘GRI VI’, for King George VI, surmounted by a crown, with a circlet inscribed with, ‘The 1939-1945 Star’. The medal is suspended from a dark blue, red and light blue ribbon. This medal was awarded to British and Commonwealth personnel for operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Sister M Roberts served in the Second World War as part of the Territorial Army Nursing Service Corps. She served in campaigns in Italy and North Africa. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).

Campaigns

World War Two (1939-1945)