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Australian War Medals

Information on Australian war medals past and current. Includes the rules and regulations of medal dressing; detailed imaged summaries; order of precedence; and application details.

George Cross (GC) Database

The George Cross was instituted in September 1940 to recognise civilian heroism. King George VI created the award for the men and women of the Commonwealth whose courage could not be marked by any other honour.

It's An Honour - The Australian Honours System

Lest We Forget

An entire web site of Military Personnel, over 160 from my family tree. Spanning World War II, World War I, U.S. Civil War, Napoleonic Wars,and U.S. Anglo War. Service records, war memorials, heaps of external links and more. Involving: American, Australian, British, Canadian, Army, Navy, Air Force, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Generals and Kings. Each individual is linked to Ancestry.com/Rootsweb where you can see where he or she came from, before conflict or enlisting.

Lost Ancestors - United Kingdom and the world - Members (War) Memorials

All pictures have been taken and transcribed by members of Lost Ancestors. Its not all about war memorials, but memorials dedicated to calamities, mine accidents and other disasters which touched the hearts of all people.

Medals of the World

Database of images of medals from around the world.

Ordres/Médailles/Décorations

Ce site permet de découvrir les Médailles et Décorations françaises et leur historique - French Medals & Decorations.

Polish Military History Books

Polish Orders, Medals, Badges, and Insignia. Military and Civilian Decorations, 1705 to 1985.

The Dutch Medals Page

Devoted to the Orders and Decorations of The Netherlands.

The Guide to the French Medals

An illustrated guide to the most commonly encountered French medals.

The medals of Saint Hélèna

A database of more than 80,000 soldiers of Napoleon who received the Ste. Hélène's medal in 1857. French, English, Italian and Dutch versions available.

The Order of the Virtuti Militari and its Cavaliers 1792-1992

The site contains a search engine which will show the names of 26,500 recipients of Poland's highest military decoration for valor from 1792. It is the only such list available in the world.

World War I German Memorial at The Memorial Church

Transcription of names inscribed on the church walls of Harvard students and alumni who died in the service of Germany and her allies in World War I.