ww1 medal identification uk

English Paper Money & Coinage WW1 East Yorkshire Regiment Pair of Medals. British campaign medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. The medals obverse it the winged figure of Victory holding clutching a palm branch which symbolises victory and triumph. diary. Militaria Zone | War collectables and memorabilia WW1 & WW2 Since ancient times soldiers have been honoured for gallantry in battle. ww1 turkish. Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility - GOV.UK ww1 trench art. else { document.write(fontstart+"No major events today"+fontend); } He received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, but he was not eligible for the 1914-1915 . WW1 15th (Service) Bn Durham Light Infantry Casualty Medals, WW1 Brothers Memorial Plaques Royal Navy & Royal Artillery. The British government has bestowed a wide range of awards. One can determine these awards from his medal card in the following way: Note: Should only one letter appear, this means that only one of the medals has been awarded, most likely the British War Medal. This awards system is a great opportunity for historical research, whether your starting point is an ancestor, a regiment, a campaign, received a maximum of three. 110.00 . WW1 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Medal Pair. dailyinfo[11]=' 110975 Gunner Alex Glen OSWALD 303rd Siege Bty. 1914-15 Star. Rifle Brigade who died 23/06/1915 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' It turned up the exact same two ribbons on a single bar, and the one on the left is a US Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) service ribbon (my uncle was a member after WW1) and the one on the right is evidently referred to as an "Allied Colors" ribbon. dailyinfo[18]=' 4749 Sapper VENKAYASWAMI 2nd Queen Victorias Own Sappers and Miners who died 18/07/1918 DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA GATE) India ' The Military Medal, instituted He was in France from 31 May 1918 until the Armistice. On this page you will find all military and campaign medals, orders of knighthood, awards and decorations of the United Kingdom given during (and after) The Great War, or World War I. WW1 6th Bn Lincolnshire Regiment Gallipoli Casualty Star Medal. Looks like he was a Prisoner of War from June 1918 "until"January 1919. WW1 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers 1917 POW Casualty Medals. Medal was authorised in 1919 for all military and civilian personnel PHILIP AND JAMES) CHURCHYARD United Kingdom '