British War Medal
Date: 1918
Campaign: World War I
Reciptent:
- T4-109792 Dvr. F.May ASC (Silver)
- 18632 Sjt E.G.Simmonds RA (Silver)
- 2423 Pte. B. Kayton SAMC (Silver)
- 49055 Dvr. W.Hales RA (Silver)
- 344036 Gnr. T.Smith RA (Silver)
- GS-36303 H.W.Simmonds R.Fus (Silver)
- 6051 Pte. L.Qapipe S.A.N.L.C. (Bronze)
- 46365 Rif. H.Cheeseman Rif.Brig. (Silver)
Services: British and Imperial Forces
Medal Composite: Silver and Bronze
Clasps: None
Number Issued: 6,500,000 Silver & 110,000 Bronze
Notes : Awarded for the end of World War I, the medal shown is the much rarer bronze variety. The Obverse shows the monarch's bust, George V. The reverse shows a powerful horse with St.George on crushing a shield with an emblem of Germany on it, and the dates 1914 1918. To qualify for this medal, members of the Army and Royal Air Force had to enter a theatre of war, whilst the Navy had to complete 28 days service. The Medal was designed by W McMillan, and was struck at the Royal Mint in London. Consideration was given to the issuing of clasps to commemorate certain battles and theatres of operations. Some 68 were proposed for Naval recipients and 79 for the Army. The Naval clasps were authorised in August 1920 but never issued. It is not known which clasps were proposed by the Army. However, due to the large costs involved, the idea of clasps was withdrawn in 1923. The Naval Clasps are shown below:
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aaaaAs forementioned the 68 Naval Clasps. These were as listed, taken from the Admiralty Publication:
- Fighting in Particluar areas - areas relate to map above:
- North Sea 1914 etc up to 1918
- Narrow Seas 1914 etc up to 1918
- Home Seas 1914 etc up to 1918
- Arctic 1914 etc up to 1918
- Baltic 1914 etc up to 1918
- Mediterranean 1914 etc up to 1918
- General Actions at Sea:
- Heligoland, 28th Aug 14
- Falkland Islands, 8 Dec 14
- Dogger Bank, 24 Jan 15
- Jutland 31 May 16
- Single Ship Actions:
- Cap Trafalgar 14 Sept 14 - HMS Carmania
- Emden 9 Nov 14 - HMAS Sydney
- Konigsberg July 15 - HMS Severn and Mersey
- Leopard 16 March 17 - HMS Achilles and Dundee
- 21 April 17 - HMS Swift and Broke
- Special Services:
- Minesweeping
- Minelaying
- 'Q' Ships
- Submarines
- Baltic Submarines
- Heligoland Subs
- Marmora Subs
- Actions with Enemy Forces:
- Belgian Coast
- Darnanelles
- Gallipoli Landing
- Gallipoli
- Tsingtau
- Suez Canal
- Zeebrugge, Oostende
- Oostende 10 may 1918
- Operations in connection with those on land:
- Mesopotamia
- Red Sea
- German East Africa
- German SW Africa
- Pacific Islands
- Cameroons
- Operations:
- North Russia 1918-19
- Eastern Baltic 1918-19
- Mine Clearance 1918-19
- Serbia
- Siberia 1918-19
- Russia
- Black Sea 1918-20
- Caspian
