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This process was refined through the Second World War and Korean War, [16] though the pool of available honours became smaller and smaller as the decades progressed; non-titular British honours continued to be granted until 1946 and, from 1950 and 1953, only British military decorations were permitted. [13]
On June 6, 2003, eligibility was extended to members and reserve constables of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who voluntarily served during the Second World War. [1] The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal was awarded in addition to the standard British Commonwealth campaign awards for World War II, being worn after the Defence Medal and before ...
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
Any person who, prior to June 1, 1972, was a member of a British order or the recipient of a British decoration or medal may wear the insignia of the decoration or medal together with the insignia of any Canadian order, decoration or medal that the person is entitled to wear, the proper sequence being the following:
The medal was established November 6, 1981 by the Volunteer War Service Medal Regulations, 1981, Newfoundland Regulation 204/81, [1] and further amended by the Volunteer War Service Medal Act, 1993. [4] During World War II, Newfoundland was a separate Dominion of the British Empire, only joining the Canadian Confederation in 1949. [5]
World War I Second Battle of Passchendaele: 3rd Battalion, CEF: Royal Regiment of Canada: Passchendaele, Belgium: Ontario [12] Ian Bazalgette: 1944* World War II (aerial heroics during bombing raid on V-1 flying bomb site) No. 115 Squadron RAF: No. 115 Squadron RAF: Trossy St. Maximin, France: Alberta [13] Edward Bellew: 1915: World War I ...
The duration of the Second World War in Europe was from 3 September 1939 to 8 May 1945, while in the Pacific Theatre it continued until 2 September 1945. The War Medal 1939–1945 was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945 and was awarded to all full-time personnel of the armed forces and Merchant Navy for serving for 28 days, irrespective of where they were serving, between 3 ...
www.canadiansoldiers.com—extensive coverage of the Canadian Army in the Second World War; WWII.ca Archived 14 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine—Canada and the Second World War; The Road to Victory a dramatized documentary of the Second World War on CD originally broadcast 8 May 1945, on CBC