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The Lighter Side / Re: WDYTYA - Marvin Humes
« on: Friday 10 August 18 21:33 BST (UK) »
One thing that irritated me was when they handed Marvin the medals. The War Medal 1939-45 had an oak leaf emblem on the ribbon, which denotes a Mention in Despatches. As this is a low level award for gallantry, one would have thought that the award would have been mentioned in the programme, unless it ended up on the cutting room floor. If Fred didn't get the award then the emblem should have been removed from the ribbon, unless, of course, it was all done for effect. A check of the London Gazette online didn't bring up an award of a Mention in Despatches for Fred. The medals themselves are ten a penny, since they do not have the recipient's name engraved on them. The MID, however, isn't given to everyone. No reflection on Marvin who would have accepted the medals in good faith.