Mercantile Marine War Medal (1914-1918)
Awarded by the Board of Trade to members of the Merchant Navy who had undertaken one or more voyages through a war or danger zone. 133,000 were issued. The reverse shows a steamship on an angry sea and has the inscription For War Service – Mercantile Marine – 1914 – 1918.
The recipient’s details were impressed on the reverse of the medal.
Description courtesy of the MEDAL YEARBOOK. Image by John Davis © South Gloucestershire Council.
| Name | Born | Died | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Alexander (Alec) | 1895 | Mercantile Marine | |
| Bull Jabez George | 1895 | Mercantile Marine | |
| Burnett Thomas | Mercantile Marine | ||
| Hobbs Walter Henry | 1892 | Mercantile Marine |
