The 1939-45 British War, Defence and Campaign Stars

For most collectors, British world war two medals and stars are a frustration. These awards were issued un-named, so unless you can get some corroborating material, or the awards come with a named medal, it's very hard if not impossible to find what the recipient did to achieve these awards. Unlike German world war two medals and badges, given for individual campaigns or areas, the British stars and war and defence medals were a blanket affair so to speak. Let's take the 1939-45 stars as an example.