Merchantile Marine War Medal

Date: 1919
Campaign: World War I
Reciptent: Francis Brew
Services: Merchantile Marine
Medal Composite: Bronze
Clasps: None
Number Issued: Approx 133,000

Notes : Awarded to all Board of Trade members of the Merchant Navy who had undertaken one or more voyages through a war or danger zone. The ribbon was designed so as to look like a ship seen from right ahead at night, visible are the port (red) and starboard (green) sidelights and the main mast light (white). The Reverse of this medal shows a steamship making headway through stormy waters with a sinking submarine in the background.