- 1914-15 Star
Infobox Military Award
name= 1914-15 Star
caption= Obverse of the medal and ribbon.
awarded_by=United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
type=Campaign medal
eligibility= British and Imperial forces.
for= Campaign service.
campaign= First World War 1914-15.
status=
description= Bronze four-pointed star
clasps= None
established= December 1918
first_award=
last_award=
total= 2,366,000
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=
higher=
same=
lower=
related=1914 Star British War Medal
Victory Medal
caption2=__NOTOC__The 1914-15 Star was acampaign medal of theBritish Empire , for service inWorld War I .The 1914-15 Star was approved in 1918, for issue to officers and men of British and Imperial forces who served in any theatre of the War [Excluding service which qualified for award of the
Africa General Service Medal or theKhedive's Sudan Medal 1910 , British Battles and Medals, p227] between5 August 1914 and31 December 1915 (other than those who had already qualified for the1914 Star ).Recipients of this medal also received the
British War Medal and Victory Medal. Some 2,366,000 were issued, [British Battles and Medals, p227] including:
*283,500 to theRoyal Navy .
*71,150 to CanadiansDescription
* The medal is a four pointed star of bright bronze, ensigned with a crown, with a height of 50mm, and a maximum width of 45mm.
* The obverse has two crossedgladius (swords) with blades upwards and a wreath of oak leaves, with theRoyal Cypher of King George V at foot and an overlaying central scroll inscribed "1914-15".
* The reverse is plain with the recipient's number, rank and name
* The ribbon has the red white and blue colours of the Empire, in shaded and watered stripes. The same ribbon is used for the1914 Star Notes
ee also
*
World War One - Medal Abbreviations
*Australian campaign medals External links
* [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group03/15star Veterans Affairs Canada]
* [http://www.royaldublinfusiliers.com/medals/1915Star.html Royal Dublin Fusiliers]
* [http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/Content/+040%20Campaign%20Medals/+150%20World%20War%20I/+020%201914-1915%20Star/ Australian Defence Force campaign medal site]
* [http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/category/h/h5.html NZDF medal site]
* [http://www.military-medal.co.uk Online tool to identify British military medals]
*cite web
url=http://www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com/medalsi.htm
title=The King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, (Lancaster), 1914-15 Star
work=www.kingsownmuseum.plus.comBibliography
* Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - "Medals Yearbook - 2006", (2005), Token Publishing.
* Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), "British Battles and Medals", (1988), Spink
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