Date
Instituted: 1981.
Campaign: Second World War 1939-45.
Description: The obverse of this medal bears the royal cypher of George
VI surmounted by a caribou and surrounded by the inscription 'NEW
FOUNDLAND VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945'. The suspender is of
the plain and straight non-swivelling type.
Metal: Bronze.
Size: 36mm.
Clasps: None authorised for this medal.
Naming: Issued
un-named.
Comments: Newfoundland was not part of the Canadian Confederation
until 1949 being a separate British colony. As a result those who
volunteered for war service did not qualify for the Canadian Volunteer
Service Medal and so this medal was struck in 1981 to fill this
gap. |
