A friend asked for help, so I'm sending an ...---... to you good people: Dear (Opana), my very good friend is having some medals mounted. The medals are from his granddad, who served on the HMCS Hood. He found a fuzzy old photo of the ship, intending it as a companion piece to be framed with the medals, but I was hoping that you might have a source for a better image. Here are the granddad's medals... Any chance you could help this stranger out? ID and source would be great if available. Thanks in advance. (Okay to move if there's a better spot for this, of course.)
OPamapointer the left hand star is the Africa Star - the ribbon is backwards as the NAVY Blue represents the Royal Navy - Senior Service the Red for the British Army and the light Blue for the RAF Junior service so - Navy Blue near centre of chest- other star is Atlantic Star - looks about right but the experts will set that straight Cheers
As Tom says... Africa Star (ribbon reversed) Ministry of Defence | Defence For... | Veterans | Medals | Africa Star Ribbon Pale buff to symbolise the desert, overlaid with a central red stripe and one narrow stripe each of dark and light blue to represent the three services. Worn with the dark blue stripe furthest from the left shoulder. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Templates/GenerateThumbnail.aspx?imageURL=/NR/rdonlyres/33DA1934-0155-4CCA-BA9A-0C2D53D10201/0/AfricaStar_210x260.jpg&maxSize=210 Atlantic Star Ministry of Defence | Defence For... | Veterans | Medals | Atlantic Star Ribbon Shaded and watered stripes of blue, white and green to represent the Atlantic. Worn with the blue edge furthest from the left shoulder.
Hi Try one of these- hms hood - Google Search Heaps to choose from. Is that his full medal entitlement? regards Robert
here is a pic of my grandfathers medals with the original box and medal recognition papers. That gives you all the info on these medals.
Excellent! My friend can read this page, and he relays his thanks to all who replied. Thats quite okay. Im glad we can be of some use
White 1 Just one little point in that Campaign STARS - always precede other medals- so a full award would be -1939/45 STAR - Africa STAR - ITaly STAR - Burma STAR - France & Germany STAR - Defence MEDAL - 1939/45 MEDAL interspersed by the Atlantic and Pacific STARS Cheers
White 1 Just one little point in that Campaign STARS - always precede other medals- so a full award would be -1939/45 STAR - Africa STAR - ITaly STAR - Burma STAR - France & Germany STAR - Defence MEDAL - 1939/45 MEDAL interspersed by the Atlantic and Pacific STARS Cheers THanks for the input
