WW2 British Defence and War Medal Group Full Size

The WW2 British Defence and War Medal Group Full Size comprises two official British campaign medals issued for service during the Second World War. The Defence Medal, instituted in 1945, was awarded to members of the armed forces, Civil Defence, and certain civilian units for non-operational service in the United Kingdom and overseas territories between 1939 and 1945. It features the crowned effigy of King George VI on the obverse and the reverse displays two lions flanking an oak sapling. The War Medal 1939–1945 was bestowed upon all full-time forces who served at least 28 days during the war. This medal bears King George VI’s portrait on the front, with a lion standing atop a defeated dragon on the reverse. Both medals are supplied complete with their respective ribbons. This group represents typical recognition received by British military and civil personnel for their contribution during World War II.