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.
- Aldous
- Thomas b. 1898, d. 1918Thomas Edward b. 1890William b. 1890, d. 1917
- Arbon
- Russell George b. before 1888, d. 1915
- Artiss
- Frederick William b. 1898, d. 1917Montague George b. 1889, d. 1916
- Balaam
- Francis Ebenezer b. 1898, d. 1918
- Barker
- William Martin b. 1894, d. 1915
- Batchelor
- Arthur Elton b. 1897, d. 1917
- Bowman
- Henry b. between 1876 and 1878, d. before 1948
- Buckingham
- Bertie b. 1895, d. 1917
- Carter
- Alfred George b. 1890, d. 1968Ernest William Stewart b. circa 1898, d. 1918
- Chenery
- Ernest Edward b. 1890, d. 1915
- Collins
- Sedley James b. 1883, d. 1919
- Cook
George Matthew b. 1881, d. 1919Nathaniel 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. 1918Stanley John b. 1896, d. 1915
- Debenham
- Frederick Thomas b. between 1879 and 1881
- Eade
- Basil Stanley b. 1894, d. 1918James Maurice b. 1886, d. 1917
- Emeny
- Arthur William b. 1898, d. 1918
- Gillings
- George Edward b. 1886, d. 1918
- Goodwin
- Frederick George b. between 1895 and 1897, d. 1916
- Goward
- Frederick Ernest Albert b. 1888, d. 1916
- Green
- William George b. 1888, d. 1917
- Harvey
- Albert William b. 1884, d. 1973William Horace b. 1892, d. 1918
- Huggins
- Harry b. 1892, d. 1917
- Keeble
- Oliver b. between 1896 and 1898, d. 1918
- Kerry
- Frederick James b. 1886, d. 1917
- Knights
- John b. between 1874 and 1876
- Laflin
- Peter b. 1889, d. circa 1968
- Marchant
- Charles Frederic b. 1894, d. 1918
- Marjoram
- William b. 1891, d. 1917
- Marsh
- John William b. 1879, d. 1917
- Mayes
- Arthur b. between 1887 and 1889Frederick d. 1918Robert d. 1918
- Miller
- Bertie b. 1891, d. 1917Herbert Ernest b. 1896, d. 1916
- Offord
- Arthur William b. 1888, d. 1915
- Paddock
- William Francis b. 1894, d. 1917
- Parker
- Albert George b. between 1892 and 1894, d. 1918
- Peachey
- Oliver David b. 1891, d. 1917
- Peck
- Spencer b. 1894, d. 1917Stanley James b. 1893, d. before 1969Walter William b. 1892, d. 1918
- 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. 1918Spencer William b. 1893, d. 1917
- Saunders
- Norton George b. 1897, d. 1972
- Sherman
- Horace William b. 1878, d. 1917
- Smith
- Joseph James b. between 1877 and 1879
- Snell
- Archilbald Harold b. 1895, d. 1969Frank Albert b. 1884, d. 1918Reginald Frederick b. 1892, d. 1915
- Stevens
- Arthur b. between 1887 and 1889, d. 1917
- Taylor
- Horace b. 1876, d. 1916
- Thrower
- Jack Edward b. 1897, d. 1916William Oliver b. 1898, 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
