His VC and medal set are displayed at The Royal Hampshire Regiment museum in the UK, ever the victim of political correctness, whether by design or not, neither his homeland of South Africa or his adopted homeland of Rhodesia is mentioned on the display. Written and Researched by Peter Dicken...
1) British Empire Medal 2) 39/45 Star 3) Africa Star 4) France and Germany Star 5)Defence Medal 6)War Medal 7) Territorial Efficiency Medal Bottom Left 1)The General Service Cross Commemorative Medal 2) The Voluntary Service Commemorative Medal 3) The France EU Cross of the European Confed...
Description Auction Details Shipping T&Cs & Important Info WW2 British Medal Group. War & Defence medals, 1939-45 Star, Africa, Italy Star, Regular Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal awarded to 7260942WO2 H.G Mills, with three other Commemorative medals....
German submarine U-65 attacked Panamanian tanker Charles Pratt with 2 torpedoes 250 miles west of Freetown, British West Africa (now Sierra Leone) at 1600 hours. The cargo of 96,069 barrels of fuel was ignited, but only 2 were killed. 40 survivors took to two lifeboats; they would be res...
For her selfless bravery, Corporal Pearson would be awarded the British Empire Medal for gallantry (later exchanged for the George Cross – the first George Cross awarded to a woman) and a Commission. [Detling, England | AC]16 Jun 1940 United Kingdom Company Sergeant Major George Gristock...
His name is not on any roster of Silver Star Medal recipients, and his citation/general orders have never surfaced. When the Arlington authorities were notified of this, they flatly stated that they had just changed his headstone once and weren't going to be bothered again. (Details courtesy...
18 of these dogs were presented with the Dickin Medal (Animal’s VC). British SAS forces were the first to use parachute dogs in their operations in North Africa and France. Dogs mostly used were German Shepherds, Dobermans, Boxers, Bull Terriers and Labradors. Owners of dogs killed in ...
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I downloaded the medal listing as well that you linked to (thanks for that). Think I’ve attached the image (if I’ve done it right). So looks like he had a War Medal, a 1939-1945 Star, an Atlantic Star and an Africa Star. I’ll have to do a little more digging as to what...