Defence Medal 1939-45, campaign medal
Accession Number
NAM.1955-03-19-7
Description
Defence Medal 1939-45; unnamed. Circular cupro-nickel campaign medal. On the obverse (designed by Humphrey Paget), the head of King George VI and the inscription, ‘GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.’. On the reverse (designed by Harold Parker), the Royal Crown on an oak sapling, with lion and lioness supporters flanked by the dates, ‘1939’ and ‘1945’, above stylised waves and the medal name, ‘The Defence Medal’, within the exergue. The green ribbon has a central band of orange and two thin black stripes. From a medal group awarded to Lt Col Beresford Herbert Wallis, 107th Pioneers and 16th Punjab Regiment when on the semi-effective list. Associated with World War two (1939-1945).
Campaigns
World War Two (1939-1945)
