Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

1939-1945 WAR MEDAL

Date

1946

Materials

SILVER, RIBBON

No. Pieces

1

Diameter

3.6

Description

1939-1945 WAR MEDAL. BUST OF GEORGE VI IN PROFILE WITH CROWN, OBVERSE. LION IN VICTORY OVER VANQUISHED GRIFFIN "1939-1945" REVERSE, RED, WHITE, BLUE RIBBON. MEDAL HAS BEEN PAIRED WITH VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL BY MEANS OF BAR & PIN FASTENER ATTACHED TO RIBBON. ATTACHED TO P19890035001-GA.

Subjects

PERSONAL SYMBOL

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

AWARDED FOR 28 DAYS SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OR MERCHANT NAVY DURING W.W.II. *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF MILITARY OBJECTS. ACCORDING TO HER OBITUARY IN THE OCTOBER 3, 1996 ISSUE OF THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD, THE ORIGINAL RECIPIENT AND DONOR OF THIS MEDAL, DOROTHY RATTRAY, PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 IN CLARESHOLM. SHE WAS BORN IN BARONS ON NOVEMBER 24, 1913, THE DAUGHTER OF HECTOR DONALD AND MARY ELIZABETH MCINTYRE. SHE SERVED IN THE CANADIAN WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS DURING WORLD WAR II, AND MARRIED THOMAS JAMES MARTIN RATTRAY ON JUNE 3, 1947. FOR HARDCOPIES OF BOTH DOROTHY AND THOMAS RATTRAY'S OBITUARIES AND THOMAS' ATTESTATION PAPERS, SEE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19890035002

Acquisition Date

1989-09

Collection

Museum

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