Medal For Bravery....

[darrenj40]

Good day comrades,
picked this up on the weekend, can anyone put a date on it,
the number is 1333648..
The ribbon has plastic over it , thats why it looks greenish/yellow, the ribbon is perfect under it. Was this done by the origional owner...
thanks...











We should rid our ranks of all impotent thinking. All views that overestimate the strength of the enemy and underestimate the strength of the people are wrong.

[cabbell2207]

Hello Comrad,
Your medal would be issued around August/September of 1944. Very nice medal.

[darrenj40]

Thanks cabbell..any ideas on the plastic layer covering the ribbon...

[Adrian Stevenson]

I have seen plastic overed ribbons before, done by the Veteran.

Plastic covered ribbon bars were official though and were worn in the post war years.

Nice medal.

Cheers, Ade.

[cabbell2207]

The plastic was added post ww2 to protect the medal ribbon.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Here is mine. I had to replace the missing ribbon and suspension on this one. Thanks to Richie for the parts!

Serial number is 1275837

Cheers, Ade.

[darrenj40]

Hey ade, you have a perfect example thare, can you tell me, why yours does not have red lettering ...
thanks

[Adrian Stevenson]

It is there, just very dark. If you click on the pic to enlarge it, it shows up a bit better.

Cheers, Ade.

[RichieC]

The plastic was added post ww2 to protect the medal ribbon.

Exactly...

I even own a pair of sergeants everyday/parade shoulder boards where a thin film of plastic/cellophane was applied over the yellow stripes to keep them from soiling...

[RichieC]

Hey ade, you have a perfect example thare, can you tell me, why yours does not have red lettering ...
thanks

It is there, just very dark. If you click on the pic to enlarge it, it shows up a bit better.

Cheers, Ade.

There exist many examples out there - including a few in my collection - where the minute concentration of red enamel has flaked off from time and exposure.