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Old 5th Oct 2010, 12:14
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Risbutler - I couldnt agree more that the present arrangement needs looking at, but I don't agree that putting the emblem on the most recent campaign medal would be appropriate - the holder of the QCVSA may never have taken part in that campaign. Personally I'd like to see a completely new medal. I don't know if the rather nice silver badge is still awarded to civilian recipients , maybe the military could have a medal which incorporated the design from the civil badge.

There's a good paper on these emblems here

https://www.sandhurstfoundation.org/...le_emblems.pdf

and it contains an illustration of the civil badge, among others.

Philrigger, you are correct that the proper name for the medal referred to is the 1939-45 War Medal, but it was often referred to as the Victory Medal, probably a throwback to the Victory Medal issued at the end of the Great War.
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