Ella and Maisie brought in their Great Grandfather’s medals that he got during World War Two

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It was great to get to see real medals that we could hold and touch – Primary Sources. 2 of the medals they brought in were called:

• The 1939-1945 Star
• The Atlantic Star

We decided to learn more about WW2 medals and found out why certain colours were used in different ribbons, and what people would have got these medals for.

We learned that the 1939-1945 Star had a dark blue stripe to represent the Navy, a red stripe to represent the Army and a light blue stripe to represent the Air Forces.

We learned that the Atlantic Star had stripes of blue, white and green to represent the Atlantic Ocean.

We designed our own medals for different awards and chose our ribbon colours very carefully:

David created a medal for “Espionage”

Erin created a medal for the Miners. The browns and blacks represent the ground and the coal.

Maisie created a medal called “The Shetland Star” for any Shetlander who fought in the war. The blue represents the sea and the green represents the grass.