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During the war Lt Col Oreste Pinto was awarded a French medal. Whilst he could accept it he was not permitted to wear it. When visiting the French HQ in London they queried why he was not wearing their medal. To avoid upsetting the French he wore one set of ribbons away from their HQ and their medal when visiting.
Wing Commander Forrest Frederick Yeo-Thomas GC had the same problem, so as previously stated kept two No 1 unform jackets, one with his Croix de Guerre avec palm and one without.