Military Medal

This article is about the British award named the "Military Medal". For the French medal, see Médaille Militaire. For the Luxembourgish medal, see Military Medal (Luxembourg). For Spanish medal, see Military Medal (Spain). For military medals in general, see Military awards and decorations.

Military Medal
Obverse and reverse of medal
TypeMilitary decoration
Awarded forActs of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire
Presented byUK and Commonwealth
EligibilityBritish and Commonwealth forces
Post-nominalsMM
StatusDiscontinued in 1993
Established25 March 1916
(backdated to 1914)

Ribbon bar

Ribbon bar with rosette to indicate second award
Second award bar
Order of Wear
Next (higher)Distinguished Service Medal[1]
Next (lower)Distinguished Flying Medal[1]
RelatedMilitary Cross

The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award was established in 1916, with retrospective application to 1914, and was awarded to other ranks for "acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire". The award was discontinued in 1993, when it was replaced by the Military Cross, which was extended to all ranks, while other Commonwealth nations instituted their own award systems in the post war period.

  1. ^ a b "JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). p. 12A-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2014.