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British campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, Allied forces and civilians participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the ''Defence Medal'', for homeland defence in World War II, and the ''Atlantic Star'' for World War II sea service in the Atlantic.


18th century

* Naval Gold Medal (1794)


19th century

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Army Gold Cross The Army Gold Medal (1808–1814), also known as the Peninsular Gold Medal, with an accompanying Gold Cross, was a British campaign medal awarded in recognition of field and general officers' successful commands in campaigns, predominantly the Pen ...
(1810) * Army Gold Medal (1810) * Waterloo Medal (1815) * Ghuznee Medal (1839) * Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal (1842) * Jellalabad Medals (1842) * Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842) *
China War Medal (1842) The China War Medal was issued by the British Government in 1843 to members of the British and Indian forces who took part in the First Anglo-Chinese War (1839–42). The medal was designed by William Wyon. Recipients The China War Medal was or ...
* 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) * Crimean War Medal (1854) * Baltic Medal (1856) *
Indian Mutiny Medal __NOTOC__ The Indian Mutiny Medal was a campaign medal approved in August 1858, for officers and men of British and Indian units who served in operations in suppression of the Indian Mutiny. The medal was initially sanctioned for award to troops ...
(1858) * Second China War Medal (1861) *
New Zealand War Medal The New Zealand War Medal was a campaign medal authorised in 1869 to be awarded to Imperial and Colonial troops involved in the New Zealand Wars of 1845–47 and 1860–66. The New Zealand Wars were previously known as the Māori Wars, Anglo-Mā ...
(1869) * Abyssinian War Medal (1869) * Canada General Service Medal (1866–70) * Ashantee Medal (1873–74) * South Africa Medal (1880) (1877–1879) * Afghanistan Medal (1878–1880) * Kabul to Kandahar Star (1880) * Egypt Medal (1882–1889) *
Royal Niger Company’s Medal The Royal Niger Company’s Medal was a campaign medal issued in 1899 by the Royal Niger Company for service in minor military operations in Nigeria between 1886 and 1897.Captain H. Taprell Dorling. ''Ribbons and Medals.'' page 71. A.H.Baldwin & ...
(1886–1897) *
British South Africa Company Medal The British South Africa Company Medal (1890–97). In 1896, Queen Victoria sanctioned the issue by the British South Africa Company of a medal to troops who had been engaged in the First Matabele War. In 1897, the award was extended to those en ...
(1890–1897) *
East and West Africa Medal The East and West Africa Medal, established in 1892, was a campaign medal awarded for minor campaigns that took place in East and West Africa between 1887 and 1900. A total of twenty one clasps were issued. Awards of the medal covered punitive exp ...
(1892) * Central Africa Medal (1895) * 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 The Queen's Mediterranean Medal was authorised by King Edward VII and was awarded to Militia troops who had replaced their regular Army counterparts in the various military garrisons across the Mediterranean, in Gibraltar, Malta and Egypt. This al ...
(1899) (South African War)


20th century


Pre World War I

* China War Medal (1900) * Ashanti Medal (1901) * King's South Africa Medal (1902) * Africa General Service Medal (1902) *
Transport Medal The Transport Medal was a British campaign medal sanctioned on 8 November 1903 and awarded by the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty. It was awarded to masters and officers of merchant ships employed by the Transport Service to move troops to ei ...
(1902) (for South Africa or China) *
Tibet Medal The Tibet Medal was authorised in February 1905 for all members of the Tibet Mission and accompanying troops who served at or beyond Siliguri from 13 December 1903 to 23 September 1904. The obverse of the medal, designed by G. W. de Saulles, ...
(1905) * Natal Native Rebellion Medal (1906) * India General Service Medal (1909)


World War I

During World War I (1914–1918) the following campaign medals were issued: *
1914 Star The 1914 Star, colloquially known as the Mons Star, is a British World War I campaign medal for service in France or Belgium between 5 August and 22 November 1914. Institution The 1914 Star was authorised under Special Army Order no. 350 in Nov ...
*
1914–15 Star The 1914–15 Star is a campaign medal of the British Empire which was awarded to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the First World War against the Central European Powers during 1914 and 1915. The me ...
* British War Medal *
Mercantile Marine War Medal The Mercantile Marine War Medal was established in 1919 and awarded by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom to mariners of the British Mercantile Marine (later renamed the Merchant Navy) for service at sea during the First World War.
* Victory Medal * Territorial Force War Medal The most frequent combinations are "trios" of either the 1914 or 1914–15 Star, the British War Medal and Victory Medal; and "pairs" of the British War and Victory Medals, these generally for servicemen who joined the war after 1915.
A Memorial Plaque was issued to the next-of-kin of deceased service personnel.


Inter World War

* General Service Medal (1918) * Naval General Service Medal (1915) *
India General Service Medal (1936) __NOTOC__ The Indian General Service Medal (1936 IGSM) was a campaign medal approved on 3 August 1938, for issue to officers and men of the British and Indian armies, and of the Royal Air Force. The 1936 IGSM was awarded for minor military campai ...


World War II

During World War II (1939–1945) the following were issued (with authorised Clasp or Emblem (if awarded) in brackets)—the first eleven are listed in the authorised Order of Wearing: *
1939–1945 Star The 1939–1945 Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces for service in the Second World War. Two clasps were instituted to be worn on the medal ribbon, Battl ...
(Battle of Britain ''or'' Bomber Command) * Atlantic Star (Air Crew Europe ''or'' France and Germany) * Arctic Star * Air Crew Europe Star (Atlantic ''or'' France and Germany) * Africa Star (8th Army ''or'' 1st Army ''or'' North Africa 1942–43) *
Pacific Star The Pacific Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the Pacific Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War. One clasp, Burma, was ...
(Burma) * Burma Star (Pacific) * Italy Star *
France and Germany Star The France and Germany Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British Commonwealth forces who served in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or Germany and adjacent sea areas betwe ...
(Atlantic) * Defence Medal (Silver laurel leaves (King's Commendation for brave conduct; civil)) *
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service from September 3, 1939, to March 1, 1947. The medal was established on October 22, 1943 ...
(Overseas ''or'' Dieppe ''or'' Hong Kong ''or'' Bomber Command) *
Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal is a medal created to honour those from the Dominion of Newfoundland who served in British Forces outside of the Dominion during World War II. It was issued to those who did not receive a volunteer war ...
* War Medal 1939–1945 (Oak leaf) * Africa Service Medal * India Service Medal *
New Zealand War Service Medal __NOTOC__ The New Zealand War Service Medal (NZWSM) was a New Zealand campaign medal for service in World War II. Award Criteria The NZWSM was approved in 1946, and was awarded to members of the New Zealand armed forces, the National Military R ...
*
Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service The Southern Rhodesia Service Medal 1939–1945 was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth. It was awarded to members of the Southern Rhodesia Defence Forces for home service during World War II. Eligibility After the war, the colony's ...
* Australia Service Medal


Post World War

*
Korea Medal The Korea Medal (french: Médaille de Corée), sometimes referred to as the Queen's Korea Medal to distinguish it from the United Nations Service Medal, is a campaign medal created in 1951 to recognize troops from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, ...
(1951) * General Service Medal (1962) * Rhodesia Medal (1980) * South Atlantic Medal (1982) * Gulf Medal (1991)


21st century

* Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone (2000) * Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan (2002–present) * Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo (2003) * Iraq Medal (2004–2011) *
Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal The Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal was a British service medal distributed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. It was awarded to civilian public servants, contractors and consultants, and to members of the Armed Forces working with British ...
(2004–2013) * Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) (2011–present) *
Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa The Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa, known simply as the Ebola Medal, is a service medal for issue to the Armed Forces and to civilians, working either for Her Majesty's Government or for non-governmental organisations, in support of the ...
(2014–2016) * General Service Medal (2008) (2009–present) * Operational Service Medal for Iraq and Syria (2016–present)


See also

*
Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement a ...
* Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom * Campaign medal * NATO Medal * Australian campaign medals * Canadian campaign medals * New Zealand campaign medals


References

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


External links


Search over 5 million campaign medal cards on The UK National Archives' website.

Records of WW2 Medals issued to Merchant Seamen from The National Archives.
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