Received British War Medal?

[Neil Burns]

Hello,

I have a named Glen Ridge NJ USA service medal to George F. Furze who I was unable to trace through the NJ archives. I checked the Glen Ridge library and found that Mr. Furze was born in Toronto on Nov. 15,1897 and educated in Glen Ridge. He joined the Glen Ridge Marshals a local militia type unit and was a member in May 1917. On February 6, 1918 he enlisted in Canada was commissioned a lieutenant at Camp Gordon and shipped out to England in July 1918. He went to Lincoln for training in the RAF and was there until the end of the war.

I don't think he was entitled to the victory medal because he was in England. I do think he was entitled to the British War Medal though. Am I off base on this or does that make sense?

Thank you.

Any help would be appreciated,

Neil

[Paul Reed]

Given the way BWMs were issued to Canadian soldiers for service outside of Canada, then I don't think it unreasonable to assume your man would have been entitled to one. As he ended up in the RAF, then he might appear on a UK archive-based medal roll?