BRITISH MEDALS
1939-1945 Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Try these two sites and look up the medals listed. It will help give you an idea of what campaigns in which he participated.
i.e. The wikipedia sites says:
ÈThe
1939/45 Star was a campaign medal of the
British Commonwealth, awarded for service in
World War II. The medal was awarded for operational service between
3 September 1939 and
2 September 1945.
- Army personnel had to complete 6 months service in an operational command. Airborne troops qualified if they had participated in any airborne operations and had completed 2 months service in a fully operational unit.
- Air Force personnel had to participate in operations against the enemy providing that 2 months service had been completed in an operational unit. Non-aircrew personnel had to complete 6 months service in an area of operational army command.
- Naval personnel qualified if they completed 6 months service, and at least 1 voyage was made through an operational area.
The star was immediately awarded if the service period was terminated by death, disability or wounding. The award of a gallan or a
Mention in Despatches also led to an immediate award.
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