- Time Period: World War II
- Institution: November 6, 1981
- Country: Great Britain
The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal is a British medal created to honor those from Newfoundland & Labrador who served in the British Forces outside of the province from September 3, 1939 through September 2, 1945.
The medal was specifically created to honor service with the British Imperial Forces, the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit, the Merchant Navy and the Newfoundland Regiment, or any other unit or organization prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. It was issued to those who did not receive a volunteer war service medal from another country, and those who had volunteered and served in units contributed by the Dominion of Newfoundland to the allied war effort.
The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal Design
The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service medal is circular, made of bronze and measures 36 millimeters (1.4 in) in diameter.
The obverse has the legend NEWFOUNDLAND VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL 1939-45 around the edge and bears the Crown of King George VI surmounted by a Newfoundland stag caribou. The reverse bears a depictions of Britannia standing, with a spear in her right hand and the sun’s rays behind her. Two lions encircle each side with their heads towards the bottom. The medal is numbered to an applicant on the rim.
