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War Medal 1939-45
Awarded to Seaman William Tilley Elmslie RNR. Obverse: head of King George VI. Legend: 'GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX : F : D : INDIAE : IMP'. Reverse: A lion standing (left) on a prostrate dragon, its right paw resting on the latter's head. Inscription above: '1939 1945'. Fitted with a bar and blue ribbon with wide red borders and a narrow central red stripe with white borders. Emblem: an oak leaf. Mounted on a bar for wearing with five other medals.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED1646 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | War medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Carter-Preston, Edward; Metcalfe, Percy |
| Events: | World War II, 1939-1945 |
| Date made: | circa 1945 |
| People: | DSM, William Tilley Elmslie |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 36 mm |