Medal
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- OBJECT TYPE
- military
- DATE
- 1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2004.1389.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Defence Medal
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- medal composed of unidentified non-ferrous metal; cloth ribbon
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 12.0 cm
- Width
- 3.7 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Aviation
- Category
- Commemorative
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- WWII (1939-1945); Leading Aircraftsman Charles Alexander McCool served with the RCAF 1941-1946 (overseas service 1943-1946)
- Canada
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Leading Aircraftsman Charles Alexander McCool's clerical service with the 39 Reconnaissance Wing of the RCAF was typical of the majority of enlisted personnel who contributed to the Allied victory - Function
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Awarded for service in the forces in non-operational areas subjected to air attack or closely threatened, providing such service lasted for three or more years. Service overseas or outside the country of residence, providing that such service lasted for one year, except in territories threatened by the enemy or subject to bomb attacks, in which case it was six months prior to 02 September 1945. - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering around edge on obverse reads: "GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP."; raised lettering on reverse at bottom reads: "THE DEFENCE/MEDAL"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- silver medal; ribbon has green, orange & black stripes
- Decoration
- medal has profile of King George VI on obverse; Royal coat-of-arms on reverse; ribbon has vertical striped pattern
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Unknown Manufacturer, Medal, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2004.1389, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2004.1389.001/
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