British campaign medals

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British campaign medals are awarded to military members participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the Defence Medal, for homeland defence in WWII, and the Atlantic Star for WWII sea service in the Atlantic.

Contents 1 18th century 2 19th century 3 20th century 3.1 Pre World War 1 3.2 World War 1 3.3 Inter War 3.4 World War 2 3.5 Post War 4 21st century 5 References 6 External links 7 See also

[edit] 18th century

[edit] 19th century

• Waterloo Medal (1815)
• Ghunzee Medal (1839)
• Candahar, Ghunzee, Cabul Medal (1842)
• Jellalabad Medals (1842)
• Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842)
• China War Medal (1842)
• Scinde Medal (1843)
• Gwalior Star (1843)
• Sutlej Medal (1846)
• Naval General Service Medal (1847)
• Military General Service Medal (1847)
• Punjab Medal (1849)
• Army of India Medal (1851)
• India General Service Medal (1854)
• South Africa Medal (1854)
• Crimea Medal (1854)
• Baltic Medal (1856)
• Indian Mutiny Medal (1858)
• Second China War Medal (1861)
• New Zealand Medals (1869)
• Abyssinian War Medal (1869)
• Canada General Service Medal (1866-70)
• Ashantee Medal (1873-74)
• South Africa Medal (1877-79)
• Afghanistan Medal (1878-80)
• Kabul to Kandahar Star (1880)
• Egypt Medal 1882-89
• East and West Africa Medal (1892)
• India Medal (1896)
• Ashanti Star (1896)
• Queen's Sudan Medal (1899)
• East and Central Africa Medal (1899)
• Queen's South Africa Medal (1899)
• Queen's Mediterranean Medal (1899)

[edit] 20th century

[edit] Pre World War 1

• China War Medal (1900)
• Ashanti Medal (1901)
• Africa General Service Medal (1902)
• Transport Medal (1903)
• Tibet Medal (1905)
• India General Service Medal (1909)
• Naval General Service Medal (1915)

[edit] World War 1

During World War I (1914-1918) the following campaign medals were issued:

• 1914 Star
• 1914-15 Star
• British War Medal
• Victory Medal
• Territorial Forces War Medal
• Mercantile Marine War Medal

The most frequent combinations are 'trios' and 'pairs'. Trios are made up of one or other of the 1914 or 1914/15 stars (they could not be awarded together), the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Pairs are generally for servicemen who joined the war after 1915, and are the British War medal with the Victory Medal. Merchant seaman were entitled to the Mercantile Marine Medal (issued by the Board of Trade) and usually the British War Medal as well.

[edit] Inter War

• General Service Medal (1918)
• India General Service Medal (1936)

[edit] World War 2

During World War II (1939–1945) the following were issued:

• 1939/45 Star
• Atlantic Star
• Air Crew Europe Star
• Africa Star
• Pacific Star
• Burma Star
• Italy Star
• France and Germany Star

• Defence Medal
• War Medal 1939–1945

• India Service Medal
• Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
• Africa Service Medal
• Australia Service Medal
• New Zealand War Service Medal
• South African Medal for War Service
• Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service
• Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal

[edit] Post War

• Korea Medal (1951)
• General Service Medal (1962)
• South Atlantic Medal (1982)
• Gulf Medal (1992)

[edit] 21st century

• Operational Service Medal (2000)
  • OSM for Sierra Leone (2000)
  • OSM for Afghanistan (2002)
  • OSM for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003)
• Iraq Medal

[edit] References

• Mackay, J & Mussell, J.W. (2003) Medal Yearbook 2003. Token Publishing Ltd, UK.

[edit] External links

• Information on British Campaign and other British medals Descriptions, information on naming and pictures on different British medals.
• Campaign Medals Descriptions and pictures of British campaign medals.

[edit] See also

• Campaign medal
• Australian campaign medals
• Canadian campaign medals
• New Zealand campaign medals