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Honours and Awards to Women

- The Military Medal

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Introduced in 1918 as an award for bravery in the field, the Military Medal was almost immediately open to women. During its 80 year existence, the Military Medal was awarded to women on only 146 occasions, the vast majority during the First World War. This volume provides the definitive roll of recipients together with citations, many of which were not available at the time, plus service and biographical detail. Over 80% of the entries are accompanied by a photograph. The vast majority of the recipients were British, but the medal was open to women of all nationalities and the names of French and United States recipients are recorded together with allied personnel from the Empire.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781902366562
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 192
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. august 2013
  • Størrelse:
  • 238x172x17 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 442 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 2-4 uger
Forventet levering: 29. november 2024

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Introduced in 1918 as an award for bravery in the field, the Military Medal was almost immediately open to women. During its 80 year existence, the Military Medal was awarded to women on only 146 occasions, the vast majority during the First World War. This volume provides the definitive roll of recipients together with citations, many of which were not available at the time, plus service and biographical detail. Over 80% of the entries are accompanied by a photograph. The vast majority of the recipients were British, but the medal was open to women of all nationalities and the names of French and United States recipients are recorded together with allied personnel from the Empire.

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