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 a campaign medal of the British Empire, for service in World 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 the Khedive's Sudan Medal 1910, British Battles and Medals, p227] between 5 August1914 and 31 December1915 (other than those who had already qualified for the 1914 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 the Royal Navy.
*71,150 to Canadians

Description

* 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 crossed gladius (swords) with blades upwards and a wreath of oak leaves, with the Royal 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 the 1914 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.com

Bibliography

* Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - "Medals Yearbook - 2006", (2005), Token Publishing.
* Joslin, Litherland, and Simpkin (eds), "British Battles and Medals", (1988), Spink