Marbolic Soap Joshua Margerison & Co Preston England Cica 1930 Bandolier The medal is a 36

The medal is a 36 mm wide bronze cross pattée with a laurel wreath between the arms 36 mm across

The War Medal 1939-1945 was awarded to full-time personnel of the armed forces and merchant navy for at least 28 days of service during the war

and it would typically feature a primer pocket where the percussion primer was inserted

Steel-cased ammunition became standard production during the middle years of the war and was issued extensively to frontline troops

Issued to Royal Navy personnel

Marbolic Soap Joshua Margerison & Co Preston England Cica 1930 Bandolier The medal is a 36Joshua Margerison & Co Ltd, soap manufacturers, Preston Joshua Margerison was born in 1815. He established a small company in 1868 based in Preston for the manufacture of soap. Progress was made, and in 1879 the premises of Joshua Margerison & Co. were destroyed by fire. Joshua Margerison & Co Ltd, expanded to open additional branches, including Birmingham and in the United States. Their most famous product was White Windsor Soap. The company survived