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Old 17th Dec 2017, 16:48
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Originally Posted by November4
I'd forgotten that the VC holder was awarded the jubillee medals. I was on parade with the son of a VC holder from the First War at the Cenotaph in November. He was proudly wearing his father's medals - VC and the 3 Great War Medals. He didn't have any of the coronation or jubillee medals. Will send him a message to ask if his father had them but didn't mount the medals or didn't get them.
Your man was in the correct form of dress, the Coronation/Jubilee policy came into effect at King George VI Coronation 1937.
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