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Requests to find the citations for awards of the Military Medal to soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force are a common request to researchers and others with experience in researching soldiers. It dose not Have citations and does not list by unit I have found all my 25th guys after a few months searching you would not believe the names. Lists of Military Medal Recipients. But for all our differences, there are many things we have in common. Regimental or Service Number. I believe it was privately published. Recipients of five bronze insignia were automatically entitled to a silver medal. Fourthly.—It is ordained that the Military Medal shall be worn immediately before all war medals and shall be worn on the left breast pendent from a ribbon of one inch and one quarter in width, which shall be in colour dark blue having in the centre three white and two crimson stripes alternating. The 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal are the most common medal issued to Canadian soldiers in the Great War. The continually updated lists are accessible to War Library subscribers from the G.I. Try "The Military Medal Canadian Recipients 1916-1922" by Harry and Cindy Abbink. You don't need to fill in all the boxes. John* for Johns, Johnsen, Johnson, Johnston, etc.) Re: Military Medal recipients « Reply #8 on: Thursday 03 June 10 13:28 BST (UK) » To say they came up with the rations does not decry individual acts of heroism but between the award being initiated ion 25 March 1916 and the end of WW1 115,600 MMs were awarded during the First World War Tough to find 125 copys I believe I have a copy if you neen a look up. Rank. Foreign nationals were similarly eligible to receive the Croix de Guerre, as were individual units. Citations will also not be found in the London Gazette for recipients of the Military Medal. The following Medal and Award lists awarded for Individual Performance are currently being compiled by the American War Library. Search: Military Medals, Honours and Awards, 1812-1969 Enter one or more search terms. Explore military medals, badges and awards from the Great War WW1. Given Name(s) Regiment. Photograph Museum of Honor. One thing we share with the Americans is their Medal of Honor recipients. Wildcard character: * (e.g. Recipients of the Legion d'Honneur and Medaille Militaire were automatically eligible to receive the Croix de Guerre. Because of this, soldiers who enlisted later in the war received only the latter two. The latter two are the more common of the three, because to receive the 1914-15 Star required the soldier to have reached the front lines before 31 December 1915. Click Here to Email This Page to a friend. Canadians say “roof” while Americans say “ruff”. Shop for medals and find replicas. Medals from Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia. Canadians know a lot about the US, while Americans couldn’t find Canada on a map. Surname. There are 61 Medal of Honor recipients who were from Canada.