The reverse is plain with the recipient's service number, rank, name and unit impressed on it.Īn estimated 2.4 million of these medals were issued. The recipient had to have received theīritish War Medal and the Victory Medal. Like the 1914 Star, the 1914-15 Star was not awarded alone. Similarly, those who received the Africa General Service Medal or the Sudan 1910 Medal Broadly speaking it was awarded to all who served in any theatre of warĪgainst Germany between 5 th August 1914 and 31 st December 1915, except those eligibleįor the 1914 Star. It is very similar to the 1914 Star but it was issued to a This bronze medal was authorized in 1918. There were approximately 378,000 1914 Stars issued. Le Cateau, the Marne, the Aisne and the first battle of Ypres. This included the battle of Mons, the retreat to the Seine, the battles of Collectively, they fully deserveĪ great deal of honour for their part in the first It should be remembered that recipients of this medal were responsible for assisting the French to holdīack the German army while new recruits could be trained and equipped. The reverse is plain with the recipient's service number, rank, name and unit impressed on it. To the ribbon when just the ribbon was being worn. Recipients who received the medal with the clasp were also entitled to attach a small silver heraldic rose For every seven medals issued without a clasp there were approximately five That the recipient had actually served under fire Royal Navy Reserve and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who served ashore with the Royal Naval DivisionĪ narrow horizontal bronze clasp sewn onto the ribbon, bearing the dates '5th AUG. The award was open to officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces,ĭoctors and nurses as well as Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Or Belgium between 5 th August 1914 to midnight on 22 nd November 1914 This bronze medal award was authorized by King George V in April 1917 for those who had served in France The 1914 StarĪlso known as ' Pip' or the ' Mons Star'. In a similar vein when only the British War Medal and Victory Medal are on display together they are The two British campaign medals commonly found as family heirlooms nicknamed Mutt and Jeff: the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Many thousands of returning servicemen, and they stuck. Names of the characters became associated with the three campaign medals being issued at that time to Payne's batman during the war had been nicknamed “Pip-squeak”Īnd this is where the idea for the names of the dog and penguin came from. Pip was the dog, Squeak the penguin and Wilfred the young rabbit. Lamb (Uncle Dick), and drawn by the cartoonist Austin Bowen Payne (A.B. When the WW1 medals were issued in the 1920's it coincided with a popular comic strip published by the Victory Medal are the most likely medals to be found among family heirlooms. The set of three medals or at least the British War Medal and the These medals were primarily awarded to the Old Contemptiblesīy convention all three medals are worn together and in the same order from left to right Medals - The 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal respectively. Pip, Squeak and Wilfred are the affectionate names given to the three WW1 campaign Three of the British campaign medals: The 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
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