Burma prisoner transport

[Howard]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

There is a Criminal Code Offence against doing that in Canada. I've had to relay the unfortunate news to a good friend who pinned his grandfather's WWII medals on his young son. I doubt any cop would enforce it, but I guess the rule is there to prevent imposters.

In Australia...."General Wearing of Medals : War medals are not freely available for wear by all. Medals are only to be worn by those to whom the medal has been conferred. The only exception to this ruling occurs on Remembrance Day and Anzac Day. On these two occasions, descendants may wear the medals of deceased recipients but only on the right breast". Funny, I always thought that this was an 'international' standard. Source: Armed Services Assistance Centre Inc Website.