26454 DRV J GARDNER ROYAL ARTILLERY IS ALSO ENTITLED TO THE BRITISH MEDAL AND THE VICTORY MEDAL(MEDAL INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES AT KEW RICHMOND SURREY) Also known as \'Wilfred\'It was decided that each of the allies should each issue their own bronze victory medal with a similar design, similar equivalent wording and identical ribbon.The British medal was designed by W. McMillan. The front depicts a winged classical figure representing victory.Approximately 5.7 million victory medals were issued. Interestingly, eligibility for this medal was more restrictive and not everyone who received the British War Medal (\'Squeak\') also received the Victory Medal (\'Wilfred\'). However, in general, all recipients of \'Wilfred\' also received \'Squeak\' and all recipients of \'Pip\' also received both \'Squeak\' and \'Wilfred\'.

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