Allied Subjects' Medal

Allied Subjects' Medal
Obverse and reverse of medal
Awarded by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Eligibility Civilians of allied countries
Awarded for Helping British servicemen behind enemy lines
Campaign(s) World War I
Description Circular, 36 mm (1.4 in) in diameter
Statistics
Established 1922
Total awarded 134 in silver and 574 in bronze

Ribbon, 25 mm (1 inch) wide[1]

The Allied Subjects' Medal was a British decoration instituted in 1922,[2] and awarded to those who helped British and Commonwealth soldiers behind enemy lines between 1914–1918.

The medal was awarded in silver and bronze. 134 medals were awarded in silver and 574 in bronze, most of them to Belgian and French citizens.[1] Approximately half of the recipients (56 silver and 247 bronze medals) were female.[3]

In France and Belgium, it was generally referred to as Médaille de la Reconnaissance britannique or Médaille de la reconnaissance anglaise, after the Médaille de la Reconnaissance française.[4]

In the Second World War the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom took its place.

Sources

  1. 1 2 P. E. Abbott and M. A. Tamplin (1981). British Gallantry Awards. London: Nimrod Dix and Co. pp. 29–30. ISBN 9780902633742.
  2. ↑ "War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 February 2011. The Allied Subjects Medal was instituted in 1922
  3. ↑ John Mussell (ed) (2015). Medal Yearbook 2015. Honiton, Devon: Token Publishing. p. 102. ISBN 978-1908828002.
  4. ↑ Philippe Nivet (2014). La France occupée 1914-1918 [Occupied France 1914-1918] (in French). Armand Colin. Retrieved 2018-01-22.
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