Military medals have been awarded to soldiers for hundreds of years. This will help guide you through all the parts and descriptions of campaign medals.
Tag: Gallantry Medal
Lieutenant Commander Roope’s actions had just earned him the first Victoria Cross of the Second World War.
In 1940, on this day, 8th April —the Captain of HMS Glowworm, Lieutenant Commander Roope’s actions had just earned him the first Victoria Cross of the Second World War.
1917 The First Battle Of Passchendaele – The Battle Of The Mud
The first battle of Passchendaele (sometimes called the Third Battle of Ypres) took place on this day, 12 October, in 1917 in the Ypres Salient area of the Western Front. Fought during the First World War, the Allied plan to capture Passchendaele village