1914 and 1914 -15 Star.  (centre) Issued to members of the British expeditionary Force. Later known as the"Mons Star", over 378,000 were issued. The medal would have had ribbon of red, white and blue vertical stripes. This one was issued to Royal Navy stoker first class, J.W. Webb (K.22192)

British War Medal 1914 - 20.  (right) Awarded for service in the three armed services, in all theatres of war. Well over 6 million were issued. This medal belonged to Frederick Redman

Victory Medal 1914 -18.  (left)  Never awarded alone, one of the above had also to be awarded, and issued to anyone with any military service in the war including some recognised voluntary organisations.  Over 5½ million were issued. This medal belonged to Frederick  Redman.

These three medals were affectionately known as "Pip", "Squeak" and "Wilfred" from cartoon characters in the Daily Mirror of the period.

Part of the Newham Heritage & Archives collection