Military Medal

Military Medal
Military Medal
	Obverse and reverse of medal
Type	Military decoration
Awarded for	Acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire
Presented by	UK and Commonwealth
Eligibility	British and Commonwealth forces
Post-nominals	MM
Status	Discontinued in 1993
Established	25 March 1916; (backdated to 1914)
	; Ribbon bar; ; Ribbon bar with rosette to indicate second award; Second award bar
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Distinguished Service Medal
Next (lower)	Distinguished Flying Medal
Related	Military Cross

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.

^ ^a ^b "JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). p. 12A-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

[JSP761-1] "JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). p. 12A-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

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