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Worcestershire Medal Service, Ltd., established in 1988, is a manufacturer of State honours and insignia. Working with the Ministry of Defence to assist in the licensing of the production of medals, they became the first company to be granted such a licence in 2004.
In the background are ocean waves and just off-centre near the right upper rim is the risen sun of Victory. The years "1914" and "1918" appear on the perimeter in the left and right fields respectively. [2] [9] [12] Naming. The recipient's name, rank, service number and unit are impressed on the bottom edge of the medal. [2]
British campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, Allied forces and civilians participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the Defence Medal , for homeland defence in World War II, and the Atlantic Star for World War II sea service in the Atlantic.
Victory Medal awarded to Late Kripamay Bose, of Beliatore, West Bengal, India. The Victory Medal (also called the Inter-Allied Victory Medal) is a United Kingdom and British Empire First World War campaign medal. The award of a common allied campaign medal was recommended by an inter-allied committee in March 1919. [2]
First UK campaign medal issued for response to humanitarian crisis. [29] General Service Medal (2008) 2015: January 2008 – present [30] New GSM Medal for recipients that do not qualify for other medals. [31] Always issued with appropriate clasps. OSM Iraq and Syria: 2018: 26 September 2014 – present
The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) is a British medal awarded to Senior Non Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers of the British armed forces for long and meritorious service. From 1916 to 1928, eligibility was extended to cover both valuable services by selected other ranks irrespective of length of service, and for gallantry not in the ...
The book includes: – Campaign Medals. Full history of each medal, including Army Orders, Army Council Instructions & award criteria. Army List for November 1916. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office. 1916 – via nls.uk. Corrected to the 31st October 1916 "UK, [British Army] Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920"
Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [6] In all some 125 men received the Medal for their actions in World War I (34 of them posthumously): 92 from the Army, to include 4 from the Air Service, 21 from the Navy (including 10 who received the Medal of non-combat actions), and 8 from the Marine Corps.