I can only say that the medal was part of a collection of various items belonging to my grandfather,,who died 15 years ago. I have no idea how he came into possion of it. He collected a few souvenirs of his service in ww2,cap badges,his own medals,etc. The medal is as i said damaged,,it is missing the attachment that the ribbon would be attached to,,,and has a had a hole drilled in it,,,as if someone had worn it on a chain.I have sent an e-mail to a local Bolton newspaper,,,maybe something will come of that.