Sadly my father who was a veteran of WWII passed away this year and as a sign of respect I would like to wear his Defence and War medals on Remembrance Day. I understand you can do this by wearing them on your right side (to show that they are not your medals). I am worried that this may be viewed as inappropriate. Can anyone advise on form of etiquette ? Thanks.
I thought only widows cd wear someone else's medals
I dont want to be a party pooper - here must be a rule book somewhere
Russell Crowe if you remember wore his Dad's medal at a Oscar ceremony and all this came out......war veterans are prticularly picky about this - so if you get the protocol wrong you can expect some octogenarian to protest.....
Peter, thanks for your comments. DotH's link was very useful and confirmed what I thought. It seems it is ok to wear relative's medals on the right breast but only on Remembrance Day.