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Title: WWI medal eligibility for late recruits
Post by: pkincaid on Friday 02 September 22 01:12 BST (UK)

I suspect this has been asked before but I could not find an answer using the search engine.

Is it correct to say that a Canadian soldier would not have been eligible for the British War Medal or Victory medal if they did not deploy overseas to one of the theaters of war.  For example, a person who joined the forces and received training, etc. but did not deploy before the war ended (perhaps due to injuries) would not have received any medals.  Correct?

Title: Re: WWI medal eligibility for late recruits
Post by: Hollander on Friday 02 September 22 04:48 BST (UK)

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/details/8 (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/details/8)

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/details/10 (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/details/10)

Title: Re: WWI medal eligibility for late recruits
Post by: pkincaid on Friday 02 September 22 13:30 BST (UK)

Hollander: I did research before bothering people here with my question and had read the information at the links you kindly added here.  To me I read that only those Candians who deployed to a theater of war were entitled.  However, I previously understood that a particular soldier had received the Volunteer Medal even though their service record indicated that they never got to deploy overseas (perhaps because they had received injuries following training).  Hence, my question to see if there were exceptional circumstances.  I guess the answer is no service in a hostile area (theater of war) then no medal.