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Mercantile Marine War Medal : ウィキペディア英語版 | Mercantile Marine War Medal
The Mercantile Marine War Medal was established in 1919 and awarded by the Board of Trade of the United Kingdom to mariners of the Merchant Navy for one or more voyages through a war or danger zone during the course of World War I.〔(The Mercantile Marine War Medal – 1914–1918 ) (Access date 30 March 2015)〕〔Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) – ''Medals Yearbook – 2007'', Token Publishing. p175.〕〔(The Great War 1914–1918 – A Guide to British Campaign Medals of WW1 )〕 ==Institution== During the period from 5 August 1914, the day following the British declaration of war against the German Empire, and the armistice of 11 November 1918, altogether 2,479 British merchant vessels and 675 British fishing vessels were lost as a result of enemy action, with respectively 14,287 and 434 lives lost. The Mercantile Marine War Medal was instituted by the Board of Trade and approved by the King to reward the war service of the officers and men of the Mercantile Marine who, while only trained as peacetime mariners, continued to serve while running the risk of being attacked at sea during the war.〔〔 Along with the medal, the next-of-kin of those men and women who lost their lives as a result of enemy action were presented with a memorial plaque and memorial scroll, both inscribed with the deceased's full name, and a condolence slip signed by King George V. More than a million plaques were produced to commemorate the sacrifice of military and mercantile marine men and women who fell between 4 August 1914 and 30 April 1920.〔〔(The Great War Memorial Plaque – The Memorial Plaque ) (Access date 30 March 2015)〕
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