PREPARE FOR WAR"

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the plaque was intended as a permanent reminder of sacrifice and loss

Authentic ribbon colours representing the national colours of Italy

instead each allied country issued its own victory medal using the same ribbon and an effigy of the figure of Victory - except Japan who used a traditional Samurai Warrior

Military Medal GV Miniature Category_Gallantry 2nd Awards PREPARE FOR WAR"Instituted on 25th March 1916 for rewarding acts of bravery not sufficient to merit the award of the DCM, it was backdated to recognise acts from the outbreak of the First World War. In June 1916 it was extended to women two such awards being made for the Easter rising in Dublin that same year. Approximately 115,600 medals were awarded during the First World War together with 5796 first bars, 180 second bars and one third bar. Awards were made after