Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914–1918 – Full Size General Service it also became available to

it also became available to Army and RAF officers serving aboard naval vessels

Great War for Civilisation inscription on the reverse

black and blue stripes along each edge

The MBE or The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire was instituted in 1917

Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914–1918 – Full Size General Service it also became available toThis full size reproduction of the Mercantile Marine War Medal commemorates the vital contribution made by Merchant Navy personnel during the First World War. The medal was awarded by the Board of Trade to eligible merchant seamen who completed one or more voyages through a designated war or danger zone during World War I. Merchant vessels maintained essential supply routes while their crews faced threats including submarines, mines and surface