British War Medal

WW1 British campaign medal
VisualArtwork campaign_medal Q920315
British War Medal
Medal created and awarded by the British Government in 1919, image created by Col André Kritzinger · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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British War Medal

Summary

British War Medal is a campaign medal[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of campaign_medal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British War Medal is in the country of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3].
  • British War Medal's image is recorded as WW1 British War Medal.jpg[4].
  • British War Medal's instance of is recorded as campaign medal[5].
  • British War Medal's Commons category is recorded as British War Medal[6].
  • +1919-07-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British War Medal[7].
  • British War Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fqwfq[8].
  • British War Medal's different from is recorded as War Medal[9].
  • British War Medal's service ribbon image is recorded as British War Medal BAR.svg[10].
  • British War Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Q7864308[11].
  • British War Medal's next lower rank is recorded as Victory Medal[12].
  • British War Medal's next higher rank is recorded as 1914–15 Star[13].
  • British War Medal's TracesOfWar award ID is recorded as 3241[14].

Why It Matters

British War Medal ranks in the top 3% of campaign_medal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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