BGen. I. Johnston, CBE, DSO, CD (MID) medals

14 Medals: a) Distinguished Service Order with Bar; b) 1939-1945 Star; c) The Italy Star d) The France & Germany Star; e) Defence medal; f) Canadian Volunteer Service medal with Clasp; g) The 1939-1945 War medal with Mentioned in Dispatches Insignia; h) 1953 Coronation Medal; i) 1967 Centennial Medal; j) 1977 Jubilee Medal; k) Canadian Efficiency Decoration; l) Canadian Forces Decoration; m) Knight of the Legion of Honour (France); n) The War Cross 1939-1945 with mentioned in dispatches insignia. The CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) medal is worn around the neck and has been accessioned separately.

Classification
Medals
Era
1920 – 1938 Interwar period, 1939 – 1945 (WW 2), 1946 – 1999 Late 20th C.
Location of artifact
Case 24/25 WWII
Associated event
WW2 – 48th
Associated name(s)
Johnston I B Gen
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