1939-45 Star awarded to Colonel John Anthony Stafford Fearfield, Royal Signals, attached to Force 136, Special Operations Executive

Campaign medal made of copper zinc alloy in the form of a six-pointed star. On the obverse, the royal cypher, 'GRI VI', for King George VI, surmounted by a crown, with a circlet inscribed with, 'The 1939-1945 Star'. The medal is suspended from a dark blue, red and light blue ribbon. This medal was awarded to British and Commonwealth personnel for operational service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945.

Fearfield served with Force 136 of the Special Operations Executive, during 1942-1945. Force 136 operated in Asia against the Japanese. Commanded by British officers, it recruited indigenous people in Burma, Malaya, China and Thailand to assist in sabotage and intelligence gathering.

From medal group including, Order of the British Empire, Burma Star 1941-45, Defence Medal 1939-45, British War Medal 1939-45, General Service Medal 1918-62, United Nations Korea Medal 1950-1954.