North West Canada Medal

North West Canada Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeCampaign medal
CountryCanada
Presented byQueen Victoria
EligibilityCanadian local forces, attached British Army officers and members of the North-West Mounted Police
Campaign(s)North-West Rebellion
ClaspsSaskatchewan[1]
Established18 September 1885
Total5,650[2]
Ribbon bar of the medal

The North West Canada Medal is a British campaign medal issued to the soldiers, volunteers, and North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) personnel who participated in putting down the North-West Rebellion in 1885.[3]

  1. ^ Robertson, Megan C. (12 April 2008). "United Kingdom: North West Canada Medal 1885". Medals of the World. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  2. ^ "North West Canada Medal". War Medals (1866-1918). Veterans Affairs Canada. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. ^ Duckers, Peter (2004). British Campaign Medals 1815-1914. Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications Ltd. p. 25. ISBN 0-7478-0465-6.