10,000,000 Medals

... Defence Medal and the War Medal. It is the biggest hand-out of war decorations this country has known. The mass-award of medals to civilians for war service it has never happened before is a recogni tion that the late war brought to the home front dangers ...

Published: Wednesday 01 September 1948
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1083 | Page: 60 | Tags: Photographs 

WAR MEDALS WILL BE NAMELESS

... WAR MEDALS WILL BE NAMELESS There will be no names on the millions of 1939-45 war medals which are to be issued—later this year it is expected —to everyone with 28 days or more service in the Forces or the Home Guard and ICivil Defence. The economic position ...

DEATH OF FORMER 51st COMMANDER Major-General Ewcn George Sinclair- MaeLagan of Glenquiech, near Forfar, died ..

... the regiment. He was with the Commonwealth Military forces of Australia in the early years of this century. After a few years in this country returned to Australia in 1911 to become Director of the Royal Military College there. Between 1914 and 1919 he commanded ...

Published: Thursday 25 November 1948
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 283 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CHESHAM BREWERY’S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT TELEVISION If you require the best can ..

... men of military age who did not serve in the war join the Territorial at once and commence military training in preparation for doing their turn should the occasion arise Those who served in the war to be formed into Home Guard units for ...

Published: Friday 10 December 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4217 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CHESHAM BREWERY'S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT RADIO SERVICE QUICK SERVICE EXPERT ENGINEERS ..

... April 8th House Nursing Home Stafford Edna (nee Hudson) wife of Attwood son John William On April 10th 1948 Tenter-den Nursing Home Chesham Bois to Joan (nee Illingworth) wife of Desmond Cox the of Stephen John On April Tenterden Home Marjorie (nee Birch) ...

Published: Friday 16 April 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4327 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CHESHAM BREWERY’S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT ELECTRICAL WORK Installations REPAIRS ..

... many a house run with the efficiency precision and cleanliness of a prison it far from a home Ample means to run a home do not always bring happiness and many homes with a large family and small means are examples of what be done to overcome a limited income ...

Published: Friday 13 August 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4073 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

I CHESHAM BREWERY’S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT TELEVISION If you require the best we can ..

... put thus: if a bricklayer came home and said he had built a good house then he would demonstrate that he was a good bricklayer who understood his job as bricklayer if he came home and said he had helped to build a home then he would demonstrate that he ...

Published: Friday 17 December 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4389 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CHESHAM BREWERY’S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT ELECTRICAL Installations Maintenance ..

... the Rev E Chapman The chosen O God of O Father All Creating” Mr Bert Palmer organist played Handel’s Water Music and Wedding March After the ceremony the bride’s two-and-a-half -year-old Richard presented her with a Good Luck horse-shoe A Guard Honour formed ...

Published: Friday 24 September 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4329 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

' MILITARY FARNBOROUGH CHRONICLE kECT-TlMES:- - FRIDAY OCTOBER FARNBOROUGH RIDING WMtftn 'Sptcial Ctrtiflciti' ..

... accident They have been provided by funds raised by the Cove Home Guard friends of Mr Wilson The vases were made at Compton Potteries LAST FLOODING? KNELLWOOD WHIST DRIVE of Knellwood Old People's Home mere rnuay inviting visitors to join in and raised £1 for ...

Published: Friday 29 October 1948
Newspaper: Aldershot News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: | Words: 3290 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

CHESHAM BREWERY’S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT ELECTRICAL Installations Maintenance REPAIRS ..

... jewel of office was representative of age and youth military civilian service and was in command of Comdr Fred Jackson: Legion members and members of Chesham Town Silver Prize Band (and the colours and medals up showed that the bandmaster had done his share): ...

Published: Friday 12 November 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4137 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AN ART'LANDMARK Society of Scottish Artists FIRST SHOW IN GLASGOW PETROL STOCKS A SEUKET THE PRICE OF GAS WAR ..

... NAMES There will be no names on the millions of 1939-45 war medals which are to be issued —later this year it is expected—to everyone with 28 days or more ^ service in the Forces or the Home Guard and Civil Defence . The economic position is the reason for ...

Published: Monday 23 February 1948
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1209 | Page: 3 | Tags: none