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The WW1 medal is as follows:-
The ribbon is centralised by a wide orange stripe, the sides are blue with a slim black outline with small white bands. The medal is decorated with King George V and on the back is a depiction of St George emblazoned 1914 and 1918.
The WW2 medals:-
The first one is i believe, awarded for gallantry in the defence of Malta. On the back is a Maltese Cross-emblazoned-"To bear witness to heroism and devotion". the medal was awarded in 1992 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Malta fiasco.
The other is a cross with swords-that has a picture of a king-apparently it is Greek in origin-i recently acquired a magnificent set of medals-One WW1 set and one WW2 set.(All original)
The WW1 set is the aforementioned medal and a WW1 Victory medal-however-it must have been unloved as it is in quite bad condition.
The WW2 set is flawless. It consists of the 2 aforementioned medals as well as:-
The 1939-1945 Star
The Atlantic Star (My pride and joy)
The Africa Star
The Pacific Star
2 Defence Service medals
Any feedback would be great-i got the medals from a Merchant Marine sailor from the UK who passed away last year and until recently i didnt even know he served...
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"CURRAHEE"-War-cry of the US 506th PIR.
"Everybody thinks that they are going to get the chance to punch some Nazi in the face at Normandy-and those days are over, they are long gone"-Lt Chris Burnett
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