Territorial War Medal

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Territorial Force War Medal
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Type Campaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionBronze disk, 36mm diameter.
Country Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Presented bythe Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India
EligibilityBritish forces
Campaign(s)First World War
Clasps None
EstablishedApril 1920
Total33,944
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Precedence
Next (higher) Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
Victory Medal (South Africa)

The Territorial Force War Medal was a campaign medal awarded to members of the British Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Service who served overseas in World War I. It is the rarest of the five British Great War medals. [1]

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Award Criteria

The medal was established in April 1920 for award to members of the Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Service who volunteered for service overseas on or before 30 September 1914, and served overseas. They had to: [2]

In addition provided they:

A total of 33,944 Territorial Force War Medals were awarded. [3] This includes 227 to nurses [1] of the Territorial Force Nursing Service, the only women to receive the medal. The numbers given to each regiment varied widely. [4] For example, 63 were awarded to Seaforth Highlanders, where all three Territorial Force battalions were in France by 1915, [5] compared with 824 to the East Surrey Regiment, where both Territorial battalions undertook garrison duty in India until 1917, [6] and therefore did not qualify for the 1914 or 1914-15 Star.

Description

Order of wear

The order of wear of medals awarded for service during the First World War is as follows: [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 John Mussell (ed). Medal Yearbook 2015. p. 180. Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.
  2. Dorling 1956, p. 92.
  3. 1 2 Hayward; Birch; Bishop (2006). British Battles and Medals (7th ed.). London: Spink. pp. 508–511. ISBN   1-902040-77-5.
  4. "Territorial Force War Medal medal rolls". Discovery. The National Archives. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. John Sym. Seaforth Highlanders. pp. 138, 151. Published Gale & Polden, Aldershot. 1962.
  6. Michael Langley. The East Surrey Regiment. p. 77. Published Leo Cooper, London. 1972.
  7. "No. 38663". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 July 1949. p. 3404.

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