Hartland de Montarville Molson

[TacHel]

We recently renamed our main squadron hangar in honor of Senator Molson (BoB pilot, 118 SQN CO, senator). We are putting together a display at its main entrance that will include a replica set of his many decorations.

To date, we have identified the following awards:

Officer of the Order of Canada

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of Quebec

1939-45 Star with Battle of Britain clasp (1 SQN RCAF)

Aircrew Europe Star

Defense Medal

CVSM & Bar

1939-45 Victory Medal with M.I.D.

QEII Coronation medal

1967 Confederation medal

Possibles: QEII Silver Jubilee Medal, Order of St John, CD, Service medal of St John?

If anybody has data on this subject, or even a good picture of the gentleman wearing all of his gongs, your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[TacHel]

Found them all.

Officer of the Order of Canada (OC),

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE),

Officer of the Order of Quebec (OQ),

Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem,

1939-45 Star with "Battle of Britain" bar,

Air Crew Europe Star,

Canadian Voluntary Service medal with bar,

Defense Medal,

1939-45 British War medal,

Jubilee Medal for the Centenary of Canadian Confederation,

Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee Medal,

Jubilee Medal for 125 Years of Canadian Confederation.

At age 33, Senator Molson was one of the oldest fighter pilots in the service. After a couple of confirmed kills on german bombers, he was shot down late in the battle (November) sustaining injuries. After returning to Canada in 1941 he commanded 118 fighter sqn RCAF equipped with Kittyhawks which formed part of the X and Y Wings guarding the Alaskan coast shortly after the entry of the USA in the war. He later served in a variety of HQs as a staff officier and commanded several training bases. He was discharged in September 1945 by then holding the rank of Group Captain.

A very interesting gentleman, I encourage all to look him up in WIki or any other source.

[Ceylon_Medals]

I too am looking into Senator Molson's medal entitlement and want to confirm if the above list is correct. I know the previous post is more than 10 years old, but thought I'll give it a try. 
The attached photo shows Sen. Molson wearing his medals and I don't see the Defence Medal in the group. Usually it it mounted immediately after the campaign stars, but here the CVSM is next to the Aircrew Europe Star, and next to the CVSM is the War Medal. Can someone confirm if he received the Defence medal? Thanks.

[TacHel]

I just rechecked, my bad...  He did not receive the Defense Medal.  He did not meet the criteria.