An Italian Medal For The War Of 1940-1943; Four Bars Archive His health was in question

His health was in question

Mary's Sailing Club on the Isles of Scilly

he evidently served the three years required to qualify for the Defence Medal in some civil defence organization

it was revealed that the plane had crashed after a flak attack

although he states his occupation in other paperwork as Steel Worker and Flying Aviation

An Italian Medal For The War Of 1940-1943; Four Bars Archive His health was in questionAn Italian Medal for the War of 1940 1943; Four Bars 4 Clasps 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943. Bronze, 32 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The intention of creating a medal for "the current war" was expressed by the Ministry of War on November 4, 1941 and reaffirmed on July 3, 1945 and November 17, 1948. However, it was not until May 6, 1959 that the award was finally instituted for those who had served a minimum of three months in the armed