British campaign medals

British campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, Allied forces and civilians participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the Defence Medal, for homeland defence in World War II, and the Atlantic Star for World War II sea service in the Atlantic.

19th century

 * Waterloo Medal BAR.svg Army Gold Cross (1810)
 * Waterloo Medal BAR.svg Army Gold Medal (1810)
 * Waterloo Medal BAR.svg Waterloo Medal (1815)
 * Ghuznee Medal BAR.svg Ghuznee Medal (1839)
 * Jellalabad and others BAR.svg Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal (1842)
 * Jellalabad and others BAR.svg Jellalabad Medals (1842)
 * Jellalabad and others BAR.svg Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842)
 * China War Medal 1842 BAR.svg China War Medal (1842)
 * Jellalabad and others BAR.svg Scinde Medal (1843)
 * Jellalabad and others BAR.svg Gwalior Star (1843)
 * Sutlej Medal BAR.svg Sutlej Medal (1846)
 * Naval General Service Medal 1847 BAR.svg Naval General Service Medal (1847)
 * Military General Service Medal 1847 BAR.svg Military General Service Medal (1847)
 * Punjab Medal BAR.svg Punjab Medal (1849)
 * Army of India Medal BAR.svg Army of India Medal (1851)
 * India General Service Medal 1854 BAR.svg India General Service Medal (1854)
 * South Africa Medal 1854 BAR.svg South Africa Medal (1854)
 * Crimea Medal BAR.svg Crimean War Medal (1854)
 * Baltic Medal BAR.svg Baltic Medal (1856)
 * Indian Mutiny Medal BAR.svg Indian Mutiny Medal (1858)
 * Second China War Medal BAR.svg Second China War Medal (1861)
 * New Zealand Medal BAR.svg New Zealand Medal (1869)
 * Abyssinian War Medal BAR.svg Abyssinian War Medal (1869)
 * Canada General Service Medal BAR.svg Canada General Service Medal (1866–70)
 * Ashantee War Medal BAR.svg Ashantee Medal (1873–74)
 * South Africa Medal 1877 BAR.svg South Africa Medal (1877–79)
 * Afghanistan Medal BAR.svg Afghanistan Medal (1878–80)
 * Jellalabad and others BAR.svg Kabul to Kandahar Star (1880)
 * Egypt Medal BAR.svg Egypt Medal 1882-89
 * British South Africa Comany Medal Ribbon.JPG British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97
 * Ashantee War Medal BAR.svg East and West Africa Medal (1892)
 * Central Africa Medal bar.png Central Africa Medal (1895)
 * India Medal BAR.svg India Medal (1896)
 * Ashanti Star BAR.svg Ashanti Star (1896)
 * Queens Sudan Medal BAR.svg Queen's Sudan Medal (1899)
 * East and Central Africa Medal BAR.svg East and Central Africa Medal (1899)
 * Queens South Africa Medal BAR.svg Queen's South Africa Medal (1899)
 * Queens South Africa Medal BAR.svg Queen's Mediterranean Medal (1899) (for South Africa)

Pre World War I

 * Third China War Medal BAR.svg China War Medal (1900)
 * Ashanti Medal BAR.svg Ashanti Medal (1901)
 * Kings South Africa Medal BAR.svg King's South Africa Medal (1902)
 * Africa General Service Medal BAR.svg Africa General Service Medal (1902)
 * Transport Medal BAR.svg Transport Medal (1902) (for South Africa or China)
 * Tibet Medal BAR.svg Tibet Medal (1905)
 * India General Service Medal 1909 BAR.svg India General Service Medal (1909)

World War I
During World War I (1914–1918) the following campaign medals were issued:
 * 1914 1915 Star ribbon bar.svg 1914 Star
 * 1914 1915 Star ribbon bar.svg 1914-15 Star
 * BWM ribbon.jpg British War Medal
 * Victory medal (UK) ribbon.png Victory Medal
 * Territorial Forces War Medal BAR.svg Territorial Force War Medal
 * Mercantile Marine War Medal BAR.svg Mercantile Marine War Medal

The most frequent combinations are "trios" and "pairs". Trios are made up of one or other of the 1914 or 1914-15 Stars (they could not be awarded together), the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as "Pip, Squeak and Wilfred". Pairs are generally for servicemen who joined the war after 1915, and are the British War Medal with the Victory Medal, colloquially known as the "Mutt and Jeff" pair. Occasionally one medal was issued, the British War Medal.

Merchant seaman were entitled to the Mercantile Marine Medal (issued by the Board of Trade) and usually the British War Medal as well. The Territorial Force War Medal was awarded to members of the Territorial Force and Territorial Force Nursing Services who served overseas; it is the rarest of the five Great War medals. The Memorial Plaque was issued to the next-of-kin of deceased service personnel.

Inter World War

 * General Service Medal 1918 BAR.svg General Service Medal (1918)
 * Naval General Service Medal 1915 BAR.svg Naval General Service Medal (1915)
 * India General Service Medal 1936 BAR.svg India General Service Medal (1936)

World War II
During World War II (1939–1945) the following were issued (with authorised Clasp or Emblem (if awarded) in brackets) - the first ten are listed in the authorised Order of Wearing:
 * 39-45 Star BAR.svg 1939-1945 Star (Battle of Britain or Bomber Command)
 * AtlanticStarRibbon2.jpg Atlantic Star (Air Crew Europe or France and Germany)
 * Air Crew Europe BAR.svg Air Crew Europe Star (Atlantic or France and Germany)
 * Arctic Star bar.png Arctic Star
 * Africa Star BAR.svg Africa Star (8th Army or 1st Army or North Africa 1942-43)
 * Pacific Star BAR.svg Pacific Star (Burma)
 * Burma Star BAR.svg Burma Star (Pacific)
 * Italy Star BAR.svg Italy Star
 * France and Germany Star BAR.svg France and Germany Star (Atlantic)
 * Defence Medal BAR.svg Defence Medal (Silver laurel leaves (King's Commendation for brave conduct. Civil))
 * War Medal 1939–1945 (UK) ribbon.png War Medal 1939–1945 (Oak leaf)
 * India Service Medal BAR.svg India Service Medal
 * Canadian Volunteer Service Medal BAR.svg Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
 * Africa Service Medal BAR.svg Africa Service Medal
 * Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 BAR.svg Australia Service Medal
 * New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-1945 BAR.svg New Zealand War Service Medal
 * South African Medal for War Service BAR.svg South African Medal for War Services
 * Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service BAR.svg Southern Rhodesia Medal for War Service
 * Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal BAR.svg Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal

Post World War

 * Korea Medal.svg Korea Medal (1951)
 * General Service Medal 1962 BAR.svg General Service Medal (1962) Replaced 1918 General Service Medal
 * Rhodesia Medal Ribbon.svg Rhodesia Medal (1980)
 * South Atlantic Medal BAR.svg South Atlantic Medal (1982)
 * Gulf Medal BAR.svg Gulf Medal (1991)
 * Accumulated Campaign Service Medal BAR.svg Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (1994-2011)

21st century

 * OSM for Sierra Leone BAR.svg Operational Service Medal (OSM) for Sierra Leone (2000)
 * OSM for Afghanistan BAR.svg OSM for Afghanistan (2002–present)
 * OSM for Congo BAR.svg OSM for Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003)
 * Iraq Medal BAR.svg Iraq Medal (2004–2011)
 * Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal Ribbon 100px.png Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal (2004–Present)
 * Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan).png Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) (2011-present)
 * Accumulated_Campaign_Service_Medal_2011_BAR.svg Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (2011-present) New version