Military Medal

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British military award military decoration

The Military Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for acts of bravery in battle on land.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Military Medal canonical	9
Military Medal (after 1993 reforms)	1
Military Medal for other ranks after 1993	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T201808 — 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: Military Medal
Context triple: [Military Cross, lowerAward, Military Medal]

A. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
B. Medal for Merit
The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
C. Army Distinguished Service Medal
The Army Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
D. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
E. Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
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: Military Medal
Target entity description: The Military Medal was a British military decoration awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks for acts of bravery in battle on land.

A. Virtuti Militari
Virtuti Militari is Poland’s highest military decoration for valor in the face of the enemy, awarded for exceptional bravery and leadership in combat.
B. Medal for Merit
The Medal for Merit was one of the highest civilian decorations of the United States, awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services during World War II and the early postwar period.
C. Army Distinguished Service Medal
The Army Distinguished Service Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government in a duty of great responsibility.
D. Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.
E. Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military award ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
approximateTotalAwards	over 115000 during First World War ⓘ
awardedFor	acts of bravery in battle on land ⓘ bravery in the face of the enemy ⓘ gallantry in the field ⓘ
awardedTo	enlisted personnel ⓘ non-commissioned officers ⓘ other ranks ⓘ
awardingAuthority	British Army ⓘ Commonwealth military authorities ⓘ
campaigns	First World War ⓘ linked to: World War I Second World War ⓘ linked to: World War II other 20th-century conflicts ⓘ
claspAwardedFor	subsequent acts of bravery ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
discontinued	1993 ⓘ
eligibility	British Army personnel ⓘ Commonwealth forces ⓘ linked to: British Commonwealth forces
established	1916 ⓘ
establishedBy	King George V ⓘ linked to: George V United Kingdom government ⓘ linked to: UK government
establishedDuring	First World War ⓘ linked to: World War I
firstAwardsMade	1916 ⓘ
genderEligibility	men ⓘ women (later years) ⓘ
higherAward	Distinguished Conduct Medal ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	English ⓘ
lowerAward	Mention in Despatches ⓘ
material	silver ⓘ
multipleAwardsIndicatedBy	silver clasps on ribbon ⓘ
obverseDesign	effigy of the reigning monarch ⓘ
postNominals	MM ⓘ
precedenceInOrderOfWear	above Mention in Despatches ⓘ below Distinguished Conduct Medal ⓘ
rankRestriction	below commissioned officer ⓘ
relatedAward	Military Cross ⓘ
replacedBy	Military Cross ⓘ
reverseDesign	inscription for bravery ⓘ
ribbonColors	crimson ⓘ dark blue ⓘ white ⓘ
ribbonPattern	central white stripe flanked by crimson on dark blue ⓘ
shape	circular medal ⓘ
status	discontinued ⓘ
suspension	ornamental scroll suspender ⓘ
typeOfGallantryAward	other ranks gallantry decoration ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Military Cross → lowerAward → Military Medal ⓘ

Military Cross → replaced → Military Medal for other ranks after 1993 ⓘ

linked to: Military Medal

James McCudden → awardReceived → Military Medal ⓘ

Distinguished Conduct Medal → lowerAward → Military Medal ⓘ

Distinguished Conduct Medal → relatedDecoration → Military Medal ⓘ

MM → standsFor → Military Medal ⓘ

James McCudden → awardReceived → Military Medal ⓘ

subject linked to: McCudden

Norman Manley → awardReceived → Military Medal ⓘ

DCM → higherAwardThan → Military Medal ⓘ

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal → relatedAward → Military Medal ⓘ

Military Cross → replacedAwardForOfficers → Military Medal (after 1993 reforms) ⓘ

subject linked to: Military Cross (United Kingdom)