| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL31003.001 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Medal |
| Physical description | Bronze |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | c 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
1939-45 Star : Leading Signalman R Thompson, Royal Navy
Description
1939-45 Star. Unnamed as issued.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of D/JA 245595 Leading Signaller Robert ‘Bob’ Thompson, Royal Navy, who enlisted on 3 January 1941 and saw service with the North Russia and Trafalgar convoys; in the Normandy Campaign; and manned Landing Craft LC H187 during the British Commando/Royal Marine assault on Walcheren Island (a German-held fortified island, near the mouth of the Scheldt River which protected the approaches to Antwerp) on 1-8 November 1944. After the war ended, Thompson served with the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces (BCOF) in Japan in 1946 with the shore establishment, HMS Commonwealth. He later emigrated to Australia..
- Atlantic Star : Leading Signalman R Thompson, Royal Navy
- Africa Star : Leading Signalman R Thompson, Royal Navy
- British War Medal 1939-45 : Leading Signalman R Thompson, Royal Navy
- Unofficial Normandy Campaign Medal : Leading Signalman R Thompson, Royal Navy
- Unofficial British Commonwealth Occupation Forces Medal : Leading Signalman R Thompson, Royal Navy