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Sloppy Link
Unless there are any gallantry awards, WW2 medals are not named, a replacement set should be quite easy to source from a popular internet auction site. Expect about £25 for 39-45, Defence, Victory then £30-35 for Atlantic, France and Germany, Africa. A bit more for Burma, more again for Pacific and then £60+ for Aircrew Europe. The price would rise with documented provenance. If he was entitled to the Arctic Star and it hadn’t been issued, he (you) may be able to get that from the Medal Office.
its not unknown for people to purchase medals, have the edge skimmed and put new service details on the edge!
Last edited by dctyke; 21st Feb 2021 at 10:07.