Gallantry Medals The Victoria Cross is Britain's highest Gallantry award. The Lord Ashcroft collection is the largest collection of Victoria Crosses in the world. |
HonoursMembers of the Armed Forces are regularly awarded honours by the Queen on a number of occasions. |
World War 1 There were 6 medals issued for service in World War 1. The 1914 Star, Defence Medal and Victory medal trio were commonly referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. |
World War 2 There were 8 different campaign stars issued for World War 2. Only one clasp per ribbon could be worn |
Campaign Medals The Campaign Medal section covers medals from the General Service Medal 1918 to the Iraq Medal. |
UN/NATO This section covers medals issued for Operations by the United Nations and NATO. |
Welcome to Medals UK
A comprehensive collection of information and photographs on British Military medals from World War 1 through to World War 2 to modern day campaign medals. Included in this, are medals issued to British service personel for deploying on operations with the United Nations and NATO.
This site will hopefully give you an insight into the medal design, the colours of the medal ribbon and the qualification criteria for the medal. There is also the ability to purchase medal ribbon and a selection of miniature medals.