Honours And Awards To Women

Download or read book Honours and Awards to Women written by Norman G. Gooding and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.