TTN, this talk of MiD and being put on campaign medals begs a question.
When were the WW2 medals actually issued?
We know that the DSOs etc were awarded at the time but what of the campaign stars? Clearly the war medals came well after the war.
Would a seaman, for instance, put up the Atlantic Star ribbon as soon as he qualified, followed by the Italy Star as he transitted the Med and the Burma Star when he arrived?