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Old 28-09-21, 07:38 AM
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Question Help in identifying old medals please.
Knowing that I'm interested in military history a friend of mine asked me to try and identify medals that had been awarded to a member of his family. I haven't a clue where to start, can anyone help from the photograph I've been given? Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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Old 28-09-21, 11:40 AM
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Hello Harry, welcome to the Forum. Your account is active and open for posts.
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Old 28-09-21, 11:52 AM
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British Empire Medal, the stars all bear their names, and WWII War Medal.

Edit - I forgot to say the lapel badge is for the old Northumberland Union of Mineworkers.
Last edited by leigh kitchen; 28-09-21 at 11:58 AM. Reason: Said National, meant Northumberland.
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Old 28-09-21, 12:03 PM
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The British Empire Medal (Civil), the 1939-1945 Star, the Atlantic Star, the Africa Star, the Italy Star, the War Medal 1939-1945.
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Old 28-09-21, 12:29 PM
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I'm surprised that there's no Defence Medal with the group.

Information re. the medals is available on various websites including this one:

https://www.northeastmedals.co.uk/br...rs_defence.htm
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Old 28-09-21, 01:16 PM
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Those on the bar are miniature medals, which were for wearing on Mess Dress or civilian Evening Dress.

If you get the recipients name there are places on the internet that you can look up his or her details.

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Old 28-09-21, 01:33 PM
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I would assume that this is a Royal Naval group given that there is no Defence Medal present. It is unusual to get a WW2 Naval Group with a Defence Medal....
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Old 28-09-21, 01:34 PM
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Quite likely RN, why would the Defence Medal be unusual ?
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Old 28-09-21, 01:54 PM
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It is one of those quirks of British Medals that the Defence Medal was only awarded for 6 months overseas service in territories subjected to air attack. Therefore as many ships were not under air attack many seamen didn't get the Defence Medal. The same applies to the vast majority of Prisoners of War and RAF Casualties......Guy Gibson didn't even get a Defence Medal!
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It is one of those quirks of British Medals that the Defence Medal was only awarded for 6 months overseas service in territories subjected to air attack.
It was originally 12 months .

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Old 28-09-21, 02:32 PM
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The award criteria for WWII stars and medals confuse me, what with all the 3 years service or 12 months service or 6 months service depending on certain factors or automatic qualification if wounded or killedt. And the ammendments to criteria.
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Old 29-09-21, 05:50 AM
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There should be a notice in the London Gazette for the award of the British Empire Medal.
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Old 29-09-21, 12:13 PM
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Due to no Defence Medal I would think Merchant Navy. Can you tell us the details / naming around the rim of the BEM?

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Old 29-09-21, 07:40 PM
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If its a miniature, I doubt there will be any....
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Old 29-09-21, 08:06 PM
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The full size BEM is in the box below the miniatures.

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