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WW1 Medals
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| The most highly
coveted decoration which it is possible for any Sailor Soldier or Airman to obtain was
instituted by Queen Victoria in 1856 The V.C. was established during the Crimean War.
Rewarding Individual Officers and Men of the Navy and army who might perform some single
act of valor or devotion to their country in the presence of the enemy. |
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| The Order of the Bath
was founded in 1399, and revived by King George I in 1725. Like the Orders of the Garter,
the Thistle and St. Patrick, it originally had one class only, that of Knight, or K.B.
Popularly known as the 'Red Riband' it was awarded to senior officers for services in
action, and the insignia consisted of a crimson sash worn over the right shoulder with a
badge and star similar to that of the present Civil G.C.B. |
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| The civil branch of the Order was
established in 1847. There are three classes in each division, viz.
Knight Grand Cross (G.C.B.); Knight Commander (K.C.B.); and Companion (C.B.).
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| The Most Excellent Order of the
British Empire was founded by King George V in June 1917 for services to the Empire at
home, in India and in the Dominions and Colonies, other than those rendered by the Navy
and Army. It could be conferred upon officers of the fighting services for services of a
non-combatant character. |
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| ORDER OF ST-MICHEAL AND
ST-GEORGE |
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| This Order was founded in 1818 by
King George III, and is usually conferred upon British subjects as a reward for services
abroad or in the British Commonwealth. The Order is divided into three classes: Knights
Grand Cross (G.C.M.G.); Knights Commander (K.C.M.G.); and Companions (C.M.G.). |
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| This Order was established in 1886 for
rewarding individual instances of meritorious or distinguished service in war. No person
is eligible for this distinction who does not actually hold at the time of his nomination
a commission |
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| This decoration was
instituted on December 31, 1914. It is an army Decoration and no person is eligible to
receive it unless he is a Captain a Commissioned Officer of lower grade, or a Warrant
Officer. Awarded for gallantry and distinguished services in action. |
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| The D.C.M. as it usually called is
awarded to N.C.O.s and Men, was sanctioned in 1854 to replace the old Meritorious Service
Medal for Gallantry in action
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| This medal was instituted in March
1916 for award to Non-Commissioned Officers and Men of the Army for individual or
associated acts of bravery brought to notice by the recommendation of a Commander-In-Chief
in the field. |
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| This Order was founded on the 26
November 1769 by the Empress Catherine. It was awarded only for conspicuous bravery in
action against the enemy |
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NORTH WEST REBELLION / FENIAN RAID
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| CANADA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL |
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| In January 1899 the British
government finally authorized issuance of a Canada General Service Medal with three clasps
- Fenian Raid (1866), Fenian Raid (1870), and Red River (1870). A total of 16,668 were
awarded. |
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| General Middleton proposed a clasp,
"Saskatchewan", for those who had fought at any of the major engagements; a
second clasp, "Batoche", would go to those who had helped overwhelm the Metis
capital. |
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| This decoration was established in
1930 to replace the Volunteer Officers' Decoration (1892), the Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Decoration (1899) and the Territorial Decoration (1908). This one decoration is now
awarded for long and meritorious service to officers of the Territorial Army in Great
Britain, and of other Auxiliary Military Forces throughout the Commonwealth, except in
Canada and South Africa. |
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WORLD WAR I - 1914 - 1918
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| Was approved for award to all
whom actually served in France or Belgium on the establishment of a unit between August 5,
1914 and Midnight on November 22-23, 1914 |
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| This medal approved by King George V
in 1919 to record the bringing of the war to a successful conclusion and the arduous
services rendered by His Majesty’s Forces
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| For the Army the Victory
Medal was granted to all Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Men who served on the
establishment of a unit in a theatre of war and within certain specified periods |
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| In July 1919 it was announced that
the Medal which had been granted To His Majesty’s Forces, would be granted also to
the British, Dominion, Colonial and Indian Mercantile Marine for those who served at sea
Not less than six months between August 4, 1914 to November 11, 1918 |
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