A scarce Royal Air Force Second World War & 'Finland Winter War' un-named and un-attributed group of six contemporary miniature medals

- The 1939-45 Star. No clasp
- The Air Crew Europe Star. With clasp 'France and Germany'
- The Italy Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal 1939-45
- Finland: Winter War Medal 1939-40. With clasp 'Kotijoukot'

All medals are contemporary strikes, the defence and war being silver

British Volunteers in Finland: When the 'Winter War' ended there were only 13 British volunteers in Finland although many more had volunteered, including 214 men who reached Finland and Lapua one week after the war had ended. There were further 750 volunteers waiting to be shipped to Finland, but with the armistice in March 13th, they never came to Finland. The Britons were also stationed in Lapua and formed the British company of Detachment Sisu. Among the Britons there were other nationalities, too: e.g. Irish, Portuguese and at least one man of Estonian birth. According to the initial British plan all the British volunteers were to fight in a single unit. Command of the unit was to be given to Colonel Kermit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt

Some of the British volunteers travelled home through Sweden immediately after the war, but the majority were stationed for some time in Savonlinna. Some of the men were forced to return home via difficult routes, e.g. Palestine or Vladivostok in the Soviet far east. There were still some British volunteers in Finland in 1941 when Finland was again in war with the Soviet Union. This time there were German troops stationed in the northern part of Finland and some of the former British volunteers were employed by their embassy to monitor German troop movements

The group professionally swing-mounted suspended from silk ribands and as-worn. The white metal mounting bar having the marks of 'Spink & Son Ltd, 5 King St SW1', this retaining the original long hinged pin and clasp fittings

Condition: GVF

Code: 24158