The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award was established in 1916, with retrospective application to 1914, and was awarded to other ranks for "acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire". The award was discontinued in 1993, when it was replaced by the Military Cross, which was extended to all ranks, while other Commonwealth nations instituted their own award systems in the post war period.
Obverse and reverse of medal
Image: Military Medal, George V version (Obverse)
George V (1st type) in Field Marshal's uniform (1916–1930)
George V (2nd type) in crown and robes (1930–1937)
The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries.
Military Cross
Albert Jacka's MC and bar
MC awarded to 2nd Lt. E. W. Fane de Salis (1894–1980)