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Military Medal (MM)

The Military Medal was established during the First World War by King George V on March 25th, 1916, a year and a half after Britain had declared war on Germany. Its inception was intended to meet the enormous demand for medals during the First World War. The medal was initially awarded to Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and men of the army, including the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Division, for individual or associated acts of bravery which were insufficient to merit the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
A bar could be awarded for subsequent acts of bravery.
The Military Medal, which had to be recommended by a Commander-in Chief in the field, was not restricted to British or Commonwealth subjects, but foreign subjects could be awarded as well. By a warrant dated June 21st, 1916, women also became eligible for the medal for devotion to duty under fire. Conferment of the medal was announced in the London Gazette and recipients earned the right to add the letters MM to their names.
The silver medal is round with a diameter of 1,4"; the obverse depicts the head of the reigning monarch; on the reverse, the text: "For Bravery in the Field" is engraved within a wreath of laurels.
The ribbon is dark blue, 1.25 inches wide, with a narrow vertical stripe of white, flanked by two red and those flanked by two white stripes; all stripes being 0.125 inches wide.
As many as 115,600 Military Medals were awarded during the First World War, along with 5,796 first bars, 180 second bars and 1 third bar. A further 15, 000 Military Medals were awarded during the Second World War.

Abraham, Robert Colbert* November 23rd, 1921
† November 27th, 2004

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NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Bagley, Robert Herbert  
Bak, Wincenty00-00-1914 
Banks, Ronald Douglas28-02-192401-12-1975
Barclay, William John Joseph  
Barger, Charles Denver03-06-189225-11-1936more
Barr, Thomas  
Barson, Arthur  
Barson, Edward Allen  
Barss, Gordon James29-05-1920 
Bartolacci, Harold Joseph  
Bayet, Andre Eugene Joseph Ghislain18-07-1918 
Beauregard, René  
Bebbington, Arthur Dennis  
Bec, Nikodem  
Beckett, D.  
Bedman, William Arthur  
Beilby, John  
Bell, Bertie  
Bellefontaine, David Leo01-10-191705-12-1957
Bellenger, William Kenneth Alfred 18-02-1945
Ben Idir, Moha  
Benc, Nikodem  
Bennett, Percival Harold  
Bennett, Raymond Stanely  
Bett, Tom Christopher 07-01-1947
Beurden, van, Petrus Martinus Johannes  
Bevan, George Reginald  
Bevan, Gomer  
Beverley, Harold  
Beverley, Henry John23-11-191715-03-1990
Bingham, Geoffrey Cyril06-01-191903-06-2009
Bingley, George Robert  
Binick, Norman "Sonny"  
Binns, Frank 00-00-1995
Bishop, Harry Jardin  
Blackburn, George Asa  
Blackwood, Ian James  
Blakely, Harry Wellington 04-07-1944
Bloor, Albert Edward09-09-189128-05-1920
Blunden, Charles Harold "Chalky"  
Boer, de, Berend  
Boettcher, Harold  
Bogdan, Antoni  
Bonaldi, Paul19-03-191713-01-2008more
Bond, Allan Francis14-06-192316-02-2007
Bond, Frank Samuel  
Boron, Wladyslaw00-00-1915 
Bosma, Henry John William15-01-189125-08-1916
Botha, Thomas Jacobus  
Bouard, Jean29-03-1913 more
Bouchard, Rolland  
Boulay, Horace Joseph  
Boydell, Thomas Peter  
Boylen, James  more
Braciszewski, Marian  
Bradshaw, Leslie Charles  
Brandon, Joseph Earnest  
Brandreth, Stanley  
Brant, Huron Eldon 14-10-1944
Bray, Kenneth  
Brayson, Frederick John00-00-190400-00-1960
Breen, Terence Edward  
Brown, Frederick Harold  
Brown, Harold  
Brown, P.W.S.  
Brown, Robert  
Bruton, Donald  
Budzynski, Wladyslaw  
Bullen, Leonard George  
Bulzak, Stanislaw  
Bunda, Wilfred Francis  
Burrows, Charles Wesley  
Butland, Herbert Charles  
Butler, Ronald Herbert 00-00-1998
Butterick, Sidney Charles  
Butters, Frances  

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