{"product_id":"royal-air-force-ww2-group-defence-war-medals-douglas-kilbarchan-renfrewshire","title":"Royal Air Force WW2 Group Defence War Medals Douglas Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWW2 Defence Medal and War Medal 1939–45 – George Watt Douglas, Royal Air Force\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDefence Medal and War Medal 1939–45, awarded to \u003cb\u003eGeorge Watt Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e, who served during the Second World War with the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/b\u003e, service number \u003cb\u003e1348476\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGeorge Watt Douglas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e was born in \u003cb\u003e1921 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire\u003c\/b\u003e, Scotland. The birth register records him in the \u003cb\u003eKilbarchan district\u003c\/b\u003e, confirming his local connection to the village.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDuring the Second World War he enlisted in the \u003cb\u003eRoyal Air Force\u003c\/b\u003e, joining at \u003cb\u003eEdinburgh sometime after February 1941\u003c\/b\u003e, according to the RAF Nominal Index of Airmen and Airwomen. His service number \u003cb\u003e1348476\u003c\/b\u003e falls within the block issued to RAF recruits enlisted in Scotland during the wartime expansion of the service.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eFor his wartime service he qualified for the \u003cb\u003eDefence Medal\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWar Medal 1939–45\u003c\/b\u003e, awards given respectively for \u003cb\u003enon-operational service in defence of the United Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e and for \u003cb\u003efull-time service with the British Armed Forces during the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe medals are accompanied by their \u003cb\u003eoriginal issue box addressed to “G. W. Douglas, Esq., 15 Gateside Place, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland”\u003c\/b\u003e, further confirming the recipient’s identity and place of residence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA \u003cb\u003efully attributable Second World War medal pair to a Royal Air Force serviceman from Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire\u003c\/b\u003e, retaining its original named issue box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. 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