"Bob Melson" <amia9018@mypacks.net> wrote in message news:ghjcm8$hjk$1@askin-17.linkpendium.com... > > On Thursday 04 December 2008 14:47, Tony Proctor > (tony_proctor@aimtechnology_NoMoreSPAM_.com) opined: > >>> > He received the following medals:- >>> > >>> > War Medal (1939-1945) > http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom054.htm > Awarded: To all persons serving full-time in the Armed Forces for 28 days > between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. > >>> > General Service Medal Palestine (1945-1948), with clasp > http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom154.htm > This medal was awarded "For service in minor campaigns that did not > warrant > issue of a separate medal." Clasps were added to denote the action, so > there was one for "PALESTINE 1945-48 - for service during the troubles in > 1945-48." > >>> > Korea Medal (1952) > http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom055.htm > Awarded: For one day's service in Korea, or 28 days at sea in the region, > between 2 July 1950 and 10 June 1953. All recipients also received the UN > Korea Medal. > >>> > UN Service Medal, with clasp (Korea) > http://www.medals.org.uk/united-nations/united-nations001.htm > Awarded: For service in Korea, 1950-54 > > Unlike later UN medals, different versions of the UN Korea Medal were > awarded to personnel from different nations, although all shared the same > ribbon. > > > Tony: > > Thought you might find te above interesting and useful. The > information is taken directly from the web pages cited. > > Bob Melson <amia9018@mypacks.net> Thanks Bob. I'd been led to believe (previous to this thread) that one or two may have had his name+number on the back, and that there was some adornment related to him being mentioned in dispatches. Looks like I've been chasing ghosts here. Tony Proctor "Tony Proctor" <tony_proctor@aimtechnology_NoMoreSPAM_.com>