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The trio of First World War medals, either one of the 1914 Star or the 1914–15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, were collectively irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred, after three comic strip characters, a dog, a penguin and a rabbit, which were popular in the immediate post-war era.
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"
Authorised for British Army wear on 29 August 1815. Several other ribbons were worn unofficially. [15] Yellow Cord: Medal for Egypt: 31 July 1802: 8 March – 31 August 1801: HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to senior officers, and silver to all others eligible. [15] Army Gold Medal: 1806: 1808–1814: Issued to senior officers with battle/action ...
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]
One of the British War Medals awarded to a veteran of the Macedonian Mule Corps. On 24 April 1916, the commander of the British Salonika Army, Bryan Mahon, stated that for his advance towards the Greco–Serbian frontier to succeed, the recruitment of 1,676 pack animals and 1,232 muleteers per division was needed. [3]
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 for bravery. Since then the Military Cross, previously only open to Commissioned and Warrant Officers , has been awarded to all ranks. [ 14 ]
Establishment and Strength of the British Army (excluding Indian native troops stationed in India) prior to August, 1914. By the First World War, the British military forces (i.e., those raised in British territory, whether in the British Isles or colonies, and also those raised in the Channel Islands, but not the British Indian Army, the military forces of the Dominions, or those of British ...
VI Corps was an army corps of the British Army in the First World War.It was first organised in June 1915 and fought throughout on the Western Front.It was briefly reformed during the Second World War to command forces based in Northern Ireland, but was reorganized as British Forces in Ireland (subsequently British Forces in Northern Ireland) one month later.