Russian ANZACs

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Originally Posted by ANZAC

I prepare to march wearing my Granfather and Fathers awards.

This may be a slightly late reply but on the point of wearing next-of-kin awards the British Commonwealth protocol is to wear your own on the left (if you are in service, you can chose not to if out) and on the right (if you choose) those of one deceased recipient you are honouring.

In the simple context of protocol wearing two other recipients' awards (even if they were father and son, husband and wife, etc.) is incorrect.

I'm sure if this wasn't the case many people throughout the Commonwealth could be absolutely coated in awards. If you have your own service, then a Father in Vietnam (or other contemporary overseas engagement), two Grandfathers in the Second World War/Korea, four Great Grandfathers in the Great War you soon get weighed down just going back 100 years on Campaign Medals alone.

I know this is a rather British (Commonwealth) quirk and some cultures have some very different standpoints on "other people's Medals" but that's just the way we do it.