Second World War 1939-1945 Star and Pacific Star Ribbons Pin

This pin recognises military service in the Pacific between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945 and was awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. The colour green symbolises the jungles of the Pacific Islands and the colour yellow symbolises the beaches. Each arm of the services is also represented; Navy (dark blue), Army (red) and Airforce (light blue).
Contextual Information
This item was issued to Sapper Kingsley Charles MOHR (WX26433), who enlisted at Guildford on 9 August 1941. A Sapper in the Australian Mechanical Equipment Company he spent 1495 days on Active Service in Australia and 625 days on Overseas Service from September 1943 – August 1944 and 10 March – 6 December 1945 before being discharged at Karrakatta in Western Australia on 24 January 1946. MOHR had lived in Denmark, Western Australia, before enlisting and returned there after the war.