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First instituted on 28 December
1914 as an award for gallantry
or meritorious service for
officers with the rank of
Captain and below, and for
Warrant Officers (NCO's with
Warrant - at the time, this was
only a Regimental
Sergeant-Major).
In August 1916 it became
possible to award a bar or bars
to the MC, for repeated acts of
gallantry. A rosette worn with
the medal ribbon denoted the
bar. All awards of the MC were
announced in the London Gazette,
usually with a citation,
although awards made as part of
the King's Birthday or New
Year's honours were made for
reasons of meritorious service
and do not usually have a
citation. 37,081 MC's were
awarded in the war; in addition
2,992* men were awarded a bar to
the MC (that is, they won the MC
again); 176 a second bar; and 4
men a third bar. |
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