Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_Volunteer_Service_Medal
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_decoration
gptkbp:award gptkb:1939–1945_Star
gptkbp:awardedFor voluntary service in the Second World War
gptkbp:clasp gptkb:Dieppe_Clasp
gptkb:Overseas_Clasp
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:designer gptkb:W.J._Saville
maple leaf and inscription
gptkbp:diameter 36 mm
gptkbp:eligibility gptkb:Newfoundland_Merchant_Navy
gptkb:Newfoundland_forces
members of the Canadian forces
members of the Merchant Navy
gptkbp:established 22 October 1943
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
gptkbp:lastAwarded 1947
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:War_Medal_1939–1945
gptkbp:material silver
gptkbp:obverseDesign seven marching figures
gptkbp:presentedBy gptkb:King_George_VI
gptkbp:relatedAward gptkb:1939–1945_Star
gptkb:Defence_Medal
gptkb:War_Medal_1939–1945
gptkbp:ribbonColor blue
green
red
gptkbp:shape circular
gptkbp:totalAwarded over 650,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5