WW2 Defence Medal and War Medal 1939–45 – George Watt Douglas, Royal Air Force
Defence Medal and War Medal 1939–45, awarded to George Watt Douglas, who served during the Second World War with the Royal Air Force, service number 1348476.
George Watt Douglas was born in 1921 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The birth register records him in the Kilbarchan district, confirming his local connection to the village.
During the Second World War he enlisted in the Royal Air Force, joining at Edinburgh sometime after February 1941, according to the RAF Nominal Index of Airmen and Airwomen. His service number 1348476 falls within the block issued to RAF recruits enlisted in Scotland during the wartime expansion of the service.
While his specific trade or squadron is not recorded in the available index entry, personnel in this intake commonly served in a wide range of operational and ground roles supporting the RAF’s wartime activities both in the United Kingdom and overseas.
For his wartime service he qualified for the Defence Medal and War Medal 1939–45, awards given respectively for non-operational service in defence of the United Kingdom and for full-time service with the British Armed Forces during the Second World War.
The medals are accompanied by their original issue box addressed to “G. W. Douglas, Esq., 15 Gateside Place, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland”, further confirming the recipient’s identity and place of residence.
A fully attributable Second World War medal pair to a Royal Air Force serviceman from Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, retaining its original named issue box.
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