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Medal, campaign   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Edward Carter Preston; Thomas Humphrey Paget
Title
Medal, campaign
Object type World War 2/wars
Classification: 278
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English: War Medal 1939-45, WW2 awarded to Wing Cdr. Edric Hartgill (Sam) McHardy cupronickel circular medal, 36mm diameter, plain straight non-swivelling suspender, with ribbon obverse- crowned head of King George VI, surrounded by the legend ‘GEORGIUS VI D- G- BR- OM- REX ET INDIAE- IMP-’ Reverse- A lion standing on a dragon with two heads, above are the dates 1939 and 1945 Ribbon- 32mm wide grosgrain ribbon, colours of red, blue and white, repeated in reverse and separated by a thin red band; oak leaf
Date (1945); George V (1910 - 1936)-House of Windsor-English reign; World War 2-wars; (03 Sep 1939)-02 Sep 1945; 15 Aug 2001; 17 Jul 2001
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height: 95mm
height: 46mm
diameter: 36mm
width: 32mm

notes: medal: 36mm diameter ribbon: 32mm wide
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
2001.25.692.6
Place of creation England
Exhibition history Display: 5D 44
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.692.6 Brent Mackrell Collection
Notes War Medal 1939-45 42139 Wing Cdr. Edric Hartgill (Sam) McHardy 42139 Wing Cdr EH (Sam) McHardy DSO DFC and bar, RAF Served as S-Ldr and Wing Cdr, RAF Served- WW2- Flew with 248 sq. and 404 Sq. Atlantic, Europe, Battle of Britain, UK post-war- RAF Orders- DSO, DFC and bar, French Croix de Guerre with palms
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