Mercantile Marine War Medal

Mercantile Marine War Medal
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionBronze circular medal
Country United Kingdom
Presented bythe Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India
EligibilityMerchant Marine mariners
Campaign(s)First World War
ClaspsNone
Established1919
Total133,135
Ribbon bar
Order of wear
Next (higher)British War Medal
Next (lower)Naval General Service Medal (1915)
Authority to wear the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal issued to Minnie Mason for service on English Channel ferries in World War I

The Mercantile Marine War Medal was established in 1919 and awarded by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom to mariners of the British Mercantile Marine (later renamed the Merchant Navy)[1] for service at sea during the First World War.[2][3][4]