China Incident War Medal (1937-1945) : Private N T Davies, 3 RAR

China Incident medal (1937-1945). The obverse of the medal shows the mythical giant crow 'yata-no-karasu', Japanese Army and Navy flags and a chrysanthemum crest. The reverse depicts mountains and the sea and an inscription of four Japanese characters. An inscription on the suspender translates to 'War Medal'.

Collected by 4/400149 Private Noel Terence Davies whilst on leave in Tokyo in February 1953 during his service in the Korean War. Davies was born in Llanelly, Wales on 17 December 1927. He served with the British Merchant Navy on Atlantic convoys during the last nine months of the Second World War. Davies later enlisted in the Australian Army and served during the Korean War with Assault Pioneer Platoon, 3 Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment from November 1952 to November 1953. The medal commemorates the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), also known as the China Incident, and was issued to Japanese personnel who departed for service in China. The colours on the ribbon represent the Navy (blue), Air Force (light blue), Army (tan), the blood stained soil of China (pink) and loyalty (red).