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  2. Mercantile Marine War Medal - Wikipedia

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    Authority to wear the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal issued to Minnie Mason for service on English Channel ferries in World War I. The Mercantile Marine War Medal was established in 1919 and awarded by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom to mariners of the British Mercantile Marine (later renamed the Merchant Navy) [1] for service at sea during the First World War.

  3. Awards and decorations of the British Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    The British Armed Forces recognises service and personal accomplishments of individuals while a member of the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force with the awarding of various awards and decorations. Together with rank and qualification badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a serviceperson's career.

  4. Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service - Wikipedia

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    The medal is awarded to no more than 20 recipients annually who are announced on Merchant Navy Day, 3 September. A 'Merchant Navy Medal' with the same criteria was awarded by the Merchant Navy Welfare Board from 2005, before being superseded by the state award in 2015.

  5. Awards and decorations of the United States Merchant Marine

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    The Merchant Marine Expeditionary Medal is awarded to U.S. merchant seamen who serve on U.S.-flag ships in support of operations involving American and allied military forces. The medal is not specific to a certain military operation or conflict, but the award citation would give such details. [ 2 ]

  6. Ratings in the Merchant Navy (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    First World War memorial in Kilkenny, Ireland, giving "Donkeyman" as a rank; such a man was the operator of a steam donkey aboard a merchant ship.. The following equivalent ratings in the Merchant Navy were those officially recognised by the National Maritime Board for British Merchant Navy ocean-going cargo vessels carrying up to six passengers in 1919, 1943, and 1964.

  7. Navy Reserve Merchant Marine Insignia - Wikipedia

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    The Surface Warfare Officers School (SWOS) prohibited display of the badge by its students in 1998 and in 2011 the Navy discontinued the badge all together. Afterwards, the new Strategic Sealift Officer Warfare Insignia was issued for merchant marine naval reserve officers, with this badge having qualification standards more identical with the ...

  8. Voices: Is it now acceptable to accessorise with a ... - AOL

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    Famously, First World War veteran Harry Leslie Smith refused to wear a poppy at all, and newsreader John Snow resisted what he called “poppy fascism” after calls for him to wear one on TV.

  9. Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal - Wikipedia

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    The decoration is awarded to officers and men of the U.S. Merchant Marine who served aboard American-flagged merchant ships for at least 30 days between December 7, 1941, and September 2, 1945. [ 2 ] Design