Mexico. A Civil Defence Medal For Patriotic Enthusiasm, C.1943 Archive Tommy Hayes and his small

Tommy Hayes and his small staff were expe­ri­enc­ing a sixteen hour day

Frank Turner of Surrey as his next-of-kin

with an "A" in gold-coloured rolled bullion wire inside the loop designating "Air Branch"

39 mm x 65

Mexico. A Civil Defence Medal For Patriotic Enthusiasm, C.1943 Archive Tommy Hayes and his smallInstituted 1943. Two piece construction, a circular bronze gilt medal with red, orange, green brown, light blue and dark blue enamels, the obverse bears a soldier wearing a backpack holding a gun, encompassed by a dark blue enamel border inscribed in gilt MEXICO CONFIA EN TUS HIJOS (MEXICO TRUST YOUR CHILDREN), with a laurel wreath border tied with a ribbon at the bottom, the reverse bears the inscription MAYO 28 DE 1942 COMITE CENTRAL DE LA DEFENSA