The Canadian War Badge was awarded to members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) who served in the United Kingdom or at the front, and who, due to old age, wounds or sickness, had retired or relinquished their commissions or … 
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The British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces for service in the First World War. Two versions of the medal were produced. About 6.5 …
The World War I Croix de guerre was established by royal decree on 25 October 1915 as an award for bravery or other military virtue on the battlefield. It was only awarded to individuals. The Croix de guerre was not …
A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the …
The Allied Victory Medal (also known as ‘Wilfred’) was issued by each of the allies. It was decided that each of the allies should each issue their own bronze victory medal with a similar design, similar equivalent wording and identical …
The British War Medal (also known as ‘Squeak’) was a silver or bronze medal awarded to officers and men of the British and Imperial Forces who either entered a theatre of war or entered service overseas between 5th August 1914 …
The War Cross (Greek: Πολεμικός Σταυρός) is a military decoration of Greece, awarded for heroism in wartime to both Greeks and foreign allies. There have been three versions of the cross, the 1917 version covering World War I, the 1940 …
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual …
The Legion of Honour, full name, National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur), is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte. The order’s …
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch of the Commonwealth realms, members of the monarch’s family, or to any viceroy or senior representative …
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as regent for his father, King George …
The Queen’s South Africa Medal is a British campaign medal which was awarded to British and Colonial military personnel, civilians employed in official capacity and war correspondents who served in the Second Boer War in South Africa. Altogether twenty-six clasps …
Until 1993, the Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The medal …
The Territorial Force War Medal was a campaign medal awarded to members of the British Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Services who served overseas in World War I; it is the rarest of the five British Great War medals. …
The Silver War Badge was issued in the United Kingdom and the British Empire to service personnel who had been honourably discharged due to wounds or sickness from military service in World War I. The badge, sometimes known as the …
The 1914 Star (also known as ‘Pip’) was authorised under Special Army Order no. 350 in November 1917 and by an Admiralty Fleet Order in 1918, for award to officers and men of the British and Indian Expeditionary Forces who …
The British War Medal (also known as ‘Squeak’) was a silver or bronze medal awarded to officers and men of the British and Imperial Forces who either entered a theatre of war or entered service overseas between 5th August 1914 …
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and used to be awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The Military Cross is granted in recognition of …
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Born 1890 Son of – John & Annie Passant, 4 Sherrymill Hill, Whitchurch Civilian occupation – Shoemaker Regiment : Monmouthshire Regiment Rank : Corporal Service Number : 226027, 2869 04/09/1914 Enlisted with 1st Monmouthshire Regiment 07/06/1917 Went under fire to …
The following Whitchurch men were recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal : M2/167596 Private Alfred James Woolley, Royal Army Service Corps Whitchurch, Shropshire – 14 May 1920 S4/144030 Corporal Thomas Barnett Cartwight, Army Service Corps Whitchurch, Shropshire – 14 June …
The World War I Croix de guerre was established by royal decree on 25 October 1915 as an award for bravery or other military virtue on the battlefield. It was only awarded to individuals. The Croix de guerre was not …
The following Whitchurch men were recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal : 43987 2nd Cpl. G. G. Wyatt, 16th Div. Sig. Coy., Royal Engineers Whitchurch, Shropshire – 31 December 1918 11851 Pte. G. M. Sergeant, 6th Bn., King’s Shropshire Light …
Chester Chronicle Saturday 15th June 1918 Transcription MILITARY MEDAL WON – The parents of Lance-Corporal C. Williams, of the Machine-gun Corps, have had the gratification of hearing their son has won the Military Medal, for an act of great bravery, …
Image reproduced with permission of Trinity Mirror plc Transcription Corporal Passant has been awarded the Military Medal for courageous conduct and leadership on the night of June 8th, this year. Besides this on the previous night, after a gallant attack, …
Brecon & Radnor Express Thursday 9th July 1917 Transcription News was received last week that Cpl. L. Passant, 1st Mons. Regt. had been recommended for immediate reward for gallantry displayed and services rendered to his wounded comrades, under heavy fire, …