British War Medal
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The British War Medal was a First World War campaign medal awarded to members of the British and Imperial armed forces who served in an operational theatre or certain support roles between 1914 and 1920.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British War Medal canonical | 5 |
| British First World War campaign medal trio | 1 |
| British War Medal (honorary entertainment recognition) | 1 |
| WWI British War Medal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4147277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British War Medal Context triple: [Sir Thomas Blamey, awardReceived, British War Medal]
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A.
World War I Victory Medal
The World War I Victory Medal is a United States campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in World War I, symbolizing their participation in the Allied victory.
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B.
War Medal 1939–1945
The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British campaign medal awarded to military and certain civilian personnel for full-time service during the Second World War.
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C.
World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably during World War II between 1941 and 1946.
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D.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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E.
Sacrifice Medal
The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British War Medal Target entity description: The British War Medal was a First World War campaign medal awarded to members of the British and Imperial armed forces who served in an operational theatre or certain support roles between 1914 and 1920.
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A.
World War I Victory Medal
The World War I Victory Medal is a United States campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in World War I, symbolizing their participation in the Allied victory.
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B.
War Medal 1939–1945
The War Medal 1939–1945 was a British campaign medal awarded to military and certain civilian personnel for full-time service during the Second World War.
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C.
World War II Victory Medal
The World War II Victory Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to all members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served honorably during World War II between 1941 and 1946.
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D.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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E.
Sacrifice Medal
The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War campaign medal
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British War Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
WWI British War Medal
|
| approximateNumberAwarded | 6000000 ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
certain support service during the First World War
ⓘ
service in an operational theatre during the First World War ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
British Army personnel
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army personnel
Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ Royal Navy personnel ⓘ colonial forces of the British Empire ⓘ members of certain nursing services ⓘ merchant seamen meeting qualifying criteria ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
British imperial administration ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial authorities of the British Empire
|
| campaign |
African theatres of WWI
ⓘ
Gallipoli ⓘ
surface form:
Gallipoli campaign
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Eastern theatres of WWI
Western Front ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | William McMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | 36 millimetres ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of Imperial armed forces
ⓘ
members of the British armed forces ⓘ some civilians serving in support roles ⓘ |
| established | 1919 ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| namedOnRim |
recipient's name
ⓘ
recipient's rank ⓘ recipient's service number ⓘ recipient's unit ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of King George V ⓘ |
| obverseInscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf |
British War Medal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
British First World War campaign medal trio
|
| relatedMedal |
1914 Star
ⓘ
1914–15 Star ⓘ Victory Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
|
| reverseDesign |
St George on horseback armed with a short sword
ⓘ
horse trampling on the Prussian shield and a skull and cross-bones ⓘ rising sun of victory ⓘ |
| ribbonColours |
black stripes
ⓘ
blue edge stripes ⓘ narrow white stripes ⓘ orange centre ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism | sunset and sunrise of the British Empire ⓘ |
| ribbonWidth | 32 millimetres ⓘ |
| serviceEndDate | 1920 ⓘ |
| serviceStartDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British War Medal Description of subject: The British War Medal was a First World War campaign medal awarded to members of the British and Imperial armed forces who served in an operational theatre or certain support roles between 1914 and 1920.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sir Thomas Blamey
this entity surface form:
British War Medal (honorary entertainment recognition)
this entity surface form:
WWI British War Medal
this entity surface form:
British First World War campaign medal trio