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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]
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 ...
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.
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.
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]
Since 1918 recipients of the Military Medal have been entitled to the post-nominal letters "MM". [11] [12] Eligibility was extended to soldiers of the Indian Army in 1944. [13] The Military Medal was discontinued in 1993, as part of the review of the British honours system, which recommended removing distinctions of rank in respect of awards ...
Issued with Clasp Iraq and Syria for service in area of operations. Humanitarian Medal: 2023: TBC: General medal issued for humanitarian service. [32] Always issued with appropriate clasps Wider Service Medal: 2024: 11 December 2018 – present: General medal issued for service on operations that do not meet criteria for GSM or other campaign ...