Debenham, Suffolk, England - One-Place Study

Victory Medal

Physical Description - The medal was struck in bronze. On the obverse is a full-length figure of Victory. On the reverse is the inscription "The Great War for Civilisation". There is no clasp, but an attachment through which the ribbon is passed. The official description of the colour of the ribbon is "two rainbows with red in the centre". An oak-leaf emblem was sanctioned for those who were mentioned in despatches. 5,725,000 Victory Medals were issued.

This medal was awarded to all those who entered a theatre of war. It follows that every recipient of the Victory Medal also qualified for the British War Medal, but not the other way round. For example if a soldier served in a garrison in India he would get the British War Medal but not the Victory Medal. In all, 300,000 fewer Victory Medals were required than British War Medals. All three armed services were eligible. It is not generally known that Victory Medals continued to be awarded after the Armistice, for the British forces who saw action in North Russia (up to October 12th, 1919) and Trans-Caspia (up to April 17th, 1919) also qualified.

The recipient's service number, rank, name and unit was impressed on the rim.

In all, 5,725,000 Victory Medals were issued, including the following from Aspall, Debenham, Kenton, Mickfield & Winston:

The following local people received the Victory Medal.

Abbott: George Herbert b. 1887, d. 1919
Aldous: Thomas b. 1898, d. 1918

Thomas Edward b. 1890

William b. 1890, d. 1917
Allard: Bertie Charles b. 1894, d. 1916
Allum: Frederick Charles b. 1896, d. 1917
Arbon: Russell George b. before 1888, d. 1915
Artiss: Frederick William b. 1898, d. 1917

Montague George b. 1889, d. 1916
Balaam: Francis Ebenezer b. 1898, d. 1918
Barker: William Martin b. 1894, d. 1915
Barrett: Frederick b. 1886, d. 1917
Batchelor: Arthur Elton b. 1897, d. 1917
Bowman: Henry b. between 1876 and 1878, d. before 1948
Brett: Arthur William d. 1918
Brunning: George Albert b. 1884, d. 1918
Buckingham: Bertie b. 1895, d. 1917
Buckles: Cyril Stanley b. 1895, d. 1918
Carter: Alfred George b. 1890, d. 1968

Ernest William Stewart b. circa 1898, d. 1918
Challis: Reginald David b. 1885, d. 1915
Chenery: Ernest Edward b. 1890, d. 1915
Chilvers: Bertie Edward b. 1896, d. 1918
Collins: Sedley James b. 1883, d. 1919
Cook: George Matthew b. 1881, d. 1919

Nathaniel Augustus b. 1892, d. 1916

Noah Stanley b. 1888, d. 1918
Craske: Edmund Charles b. 1892, d. 1917
Cullum: William d. 1915
Curtis: Frederick Robert Sidney b. 1897, d. 1918

Stanley John b. 1896, d. 1915
Debenham: Frederick Thomas b. between 1879 and 1881, d. 1941
Eade: Basil Stanley b. 1894, d. 1918

James Maurice b. 1886, d. 1917
Emeny: Arthur William b. 1898, d. 1918
Gillings: George Edward b. 1886, d. 1918
Gooding: Leonard Elworthy b. 1895, d. 1959
Goodwin: Arthur Walter b. 1892, d. 1916

Frederick George b. between 1895 and 1897, d. 1916
Goward: Frederick Ernest Albert b. 1888, d. 1916
Green: William George b. 1888, d. 1917
Hall: Arthur William b. 1895, d. 1916
Harvey: Albert William b. 1884, d. 1973

William Horace b. 1892, d. 1918
Huggins: Harry b. 1892, d. 1917
Jordan: William Henry d. 1918
Keeble: Oliver b. between 1896 and 1898, d. 1918
Kerry: Frederick James b. 1886, d. 1917
Kitchener: Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum, Viscount Kitchener, Viscount Broome and Baron Denton. Secretary of State for War. Col. Cmdt. Royal Engineers, Col. Irish Guards) b. 1850, d. 1916
Knights: John b. between 1874 and 1876
Laflin: Frank b. 1888, d. 1918

Peter b. 1889, d. circa 1968
Marchant: Charles Frederic b. 1894, d. 1918
Marjoram: William b. 1891, d. 1917
Marsh: John b. 1890, d. 1917

John William b. 1879, d. 1917
Mayes: Arthur b. between 1887 and 1889

Frederick b. 1894, d. 1918

Robert George b. 1888, d. 1918
Miles: James Dowd d. 1917
Miller: Bertie b. 1891, d. 1917

Herbert Ernest b. 1896, d. 1916
Offord: Arthur William b. 1888, d. 1915
Oxborrow: William b. between 1884 and 1885, d. 1918
Paddock: William Francis b. 1894, d. 1917
Parker: Albert George b. between 1892 and 1894, d. 1918
Peachey: Oliver David b. 1891, d. 1917
Peart: Alice Elizabeth b. between 1868 and 1869
Peck: Spencer b. 1894, d. 1917

Stanley James b. 1893, d. before 1969

Walter William b. 1892, d. 1918

William b. 1888, d. 1916
Pells: Algernon John d. 1916
Pratt: Cecil Henry b. 1896
Ray: William Frederick b. 1890, d. 1917
Rolfe: George Edward b. 1898
Rowe: George b. 1890, d. 1916
Rozier: Ernest David b. 1883, d. 1916
Ruffles: Stanley William b. 1899, d. 1918
Salter: Arthur George b. 1896, d. 1918

Spencer William b. 1893, d. 1917

Thomas Edward b. 1890, d. 1918
Saunders: Norton George b. 1897, d. 1972
Sherman: Horace William b. 1878, d. 1917
Smith: John d. 1917

Joseph James b. between 1877 and 1879
Snell: Archilbald Harold b. 1895, d. 1969

Frank Albert b. 1884, d. 1918

Reginald Frederick b. 1892, d. 1915
Stevens: Arthur b. between 1887 and 1889, d. 1917
Steward: Frederick William b. 1893, d. 1919
Studd: Percy Edwin b. 1897, d. 1918
Taylor: Arthur Charles b. 1895, d. 1917

Horace b. 1876, d. 1916
Thrower: Jack Edward b. 1897, d. 1916

William Oliver b. 1898, d. 1916
Ward: Charles d. 1917

William d. 1916
Watling: Frederick b. between 1884 and 1886, d. 1915
Woolnough: Alfred Ernest b. 1890, d. 1916
Worledge: Frederick H b. between 1879 and 1881