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British War Medal

The medal was approved in 1919, for issue to officers and men
of British and Imperial forces. Recipients were required to have
either entered an active theatre of war, or left the United
Kingdom for service overseas, between 5th August 1914 and
11th November 1918 and completed 28 days of service. The
same criteria were applied for staff of officially recognised non-
military hospitals, such as those run by the Red Cross, and
members of the women's auxiliary forces. The medal was
automatically awarded in the event of death on active service
during the above period. Over 6,500,000 were issued, most being
the silver version, the bronze version being awarded to those
serving in foreign labour corps. The recipient's service number,
rank, name and unit was engraved around the rim.

British War Medal

The medal was approved in 1919, for
issue to officers and men of British and
Imperial forces. Recipients were required
to have either entered an active theatre
of war, or left the United Kingdom for
service overseas, between 5th August
1914 and 11th November 1918 and
completed 28 days of service. The same
criteria were applied for staff of officially
recognised non-military hospitals, such as
those run by the Red Cross, and members
of the women's auxiliary forces. The
medal was automatically awarded in the
event of death on active service during
the above period. Over 6,500,000 were
issued, most being the silver version, the
bronze version being awarded to those
serving in foreign labour corps. The
recipient's service number, rank, name
and unit was engraved around the rim.

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