Featured Any/All Info Appreciated British Medals

No clue on these and no history. Picked up at a yard sale by my husband who’s decided he doesn’t want them. Before I give them away could you guys let me know if they’re anything significant? TIA.

 

Here's a quick reference that might get you started.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_campaign_medals

Debora

 

For instance, one appears to be the Defense Medal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Medal_(United_Kingdom)

Debora

 

Another appears to be the War Medal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Medal_1939–1945

Debora

 

TY I think this is beyond me LOL. I may just give them to a friend to list or try the board here. This is so not my area.

 

@daveydempsey ........ you're up !!

 

In the last picture the left one is the MBE (Member of the British Empire), the third from left is the 1939-45 Star, next is the Burma Star, then the Defence Medal, and then the War Medal.
I would hazard a guess and say the the second from left is a police medal of some sort. Possibly a colonial police force, which might also explain the MBE.

The second left, apperas to be an Indian police gallantry medal, which may have the recipienets name engraved on the edge. So worth researching!

 

@daveydempsey, @the blacksmith @Debora @komokwa

Many many thanks for your time. Lord knows I do a lot of research on various things but this got dumped on me and I don’t know what to do with them. I’ll take it apart and will post more pictures. I would like to find it a new home as a lot so will probably just post them here although I’ve never listed anything on this venue. My biggest issues is that I’m US and assume their value is in the UK. I’ve never sold anything internationally.

 

Agree.

Debora

 

i may have missed some…let me know…

 

The war medals were not engraved with the recipients name, something that after five years of fighting incensed my father so much that he threw his in the rubbish! Possibly, the MBE does have a name on it, though of this I am not certain. The Indian police gallantry medal should be engraved on the edge though.
First World War medals were engraved with the name, rank, number and regiment or service of the recipient.

 

TY so much. The knowledge on this board is amazing. I’m proud to contribute in some minimal way when I can!

 

didn't know you knew Medals....... only Metals !!

I know now !!

 

Well medals are made of metal aren't they!

When the Victoria Cross was first designed and proposed in 1854-55, the Times called it something like paltry in the extreme. Undoubtedly, they expected something glittery and jewel studded. But the thought all along, probably due to Prince Alberts thinking and influence, was that the medal should be recognised for what it stood for and not what it was worth.
Medals have always fascinated me Komo, every single one has a story, and for those with the names engraced, a history that can be absolutely fascinating to research.