British
War Medal |
The British War Medal was a campaign
medal of the British Empire, for service in World War I.
The medal was approved in 1919, for issue to officers and men of
British and Imperial forces who had rendered service between 5
August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Officers and men of the
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and Dominion and Colonial naval
forces (including reserves) were required to have completed 28
days mobilised service - the medal was automatically awarded in
the event of death on active service before the completion of
this period.
The medal was later extended to cover the period 1919 to 1920
and service in mine-clearing at sea as well as participation in
operations in North and South Russia, the eastern Baltic,
Siberia, the Black Sea, and the Caspian.
Some 6,500,000 medals were awarded in total, of which 110,000
were bronze. These bronze medals were mostly issued to
Chinese, Maltese, and Indians who served in labour battalions. |
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