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Yes of course and the terms "Rifleman" and "Trooper" were used even earlier. I am referring to admin/clerical nomenclature which would result in the generic term "Private" being used. Error or not...

At the time Pte was used by the Army overall. Guardsman (Gdsm) has become more common since and is used on current medals as are titles like RFN (Rifleman), TPR (Trooper), CFN (Craftsman) etc. For...

Absolutely correct. As I mentioned in post#6, some Commonwealth medals (not all it seems) were officially named and this of course, includes the Indian Army.

So for clarity, the Burma and '39-45...

Another example of having to decide when there are no instructions. There was indication of the orientation of the ribbons on the contents slip that accompanied the WWII medals but it was not obvious...

To be clear, theses are original ribbons but being a pair they are each mounted on the ribbon of the other.

This is not uncommon especially with WWI medals as the medals and ribbons whilst...

Unsurprisingly, British ones are identical.The medal title is rubber stamped on the revers along with the recipients service numer, name and regiment. The medal itself is not wrapped and the ribbon...

As promised here is a comparison shot;

The Burma Star on a ribbon displays a copy Pacific clasp with an original laid above it. This is not the worst but as can be seen in comparison to the...

You are quite right about the appearance of British and Commonweath medals. I don't say that because I am British or with any disrespect to other nations as the medals of each have their own...

Hi Rene,

I can answer that for you. Unlike WWI and earlier plus post-war medals none of the WWII British campaign medals are named unlike those to some Commonwealth service personnel which is a...