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British campaign medals are awarded to military members participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the ''Defence Medal'', for homeland defence in WWII, and the ''Atlantic Star'' for WWII sea service in the Atlantic. During World War I (1914–1918) the following campaign medals were issued:
The most frequent combinations are 'trios' and 'pairs'. Trios are made up of one or other of the 1914 or 1914/15 stars (they could not be awarded together), the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Pairs are generally for servicemen who joined the war after 1915, and are the British War medal with the Victory Medal. Merchant seaman were entitled to the Mercantile Marine Medal (issued by the Board of Trade) and usually the British War Medal as well. During World War II (1939–1945) the following were issued:
Other campaign medals have been issued including for conflicts in Korea (190-53), the Falklands (1982), the Gulf (1991) and others. REFERENCES
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