HC Deb 13 April 1972 vol 834 cc210-1W
40. Mr. Kelley

asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will take steps to ascertain the number of people still living who were awarded the Military Medal during the 1914–18 war.

Mr. G. Johnson Smith

About 116,000 Military Medals were awarded in the First World War and it is estimated that about 25,000 holders are still surviving.

41. Mr. Kelley

asked the Minister of State for Defence what is the different rating between Military Medals awarded during the First World War and those awarded in the 1939–45 war.

Mr. G. Johnson Smith

A Military Medal awarded during the First World War does not rate any monetary award. Those medals awarded in the 1939–45 war rate a gratuity of £20 or an addition of 2½ a day to pension.