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Originally Posted by Kyt  There is some interesting information on the BoB site about the nationalities of those who participated, and who are entitled to wear the Clasp (which was limited to Fighter crews of specific squadrons). Due to the nature of the Empire and the Dominions, it seems to be a rather complicated, and contraversial, topic - even after nearly 70 years.
One example is "who was Australian?": http://www.battleofbritain.net/0004.html
(Document 18 - scroll to the end of the page for the new window - includes a fuller explanationon the BoB Clasp entitlement) |
Is there also a reverse anomaly here. When going through the RAAF deaths there were a large amount whose place of birth was Britain.