The silver or bronze medal was awarded to officers and men of the British and Imperial Forces who either entered a theatre of war or entered service overseas between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918 inclusive. This was later extended to services in Russia, Siberia and some other areas in 1919 and 1920. It was decided that each of the allies should each issue their own bronze victory medal with a similar design, similar equivalent wording and identical ribbon. The British medal was designed by W. McMillan. The front depicts a winged classical figure representing victory.

Harry was on the Somme and at Ypres. His family brought a recording and album (in a loose-leaf binder) giving a pictiorial summary and explanation of Harry Perrin's life. This includes his personal, family history. There are also two candelsticks supposedly bought in Ypres, a cap badge from the Maginot Line, a souvenir thumb dictionary, two bibles belonging to Harry and a dead comrade. (The family don't know how this came about.) || Album with photos and research Bible of dead comrade Gunner White Bible of Harry Perrin Souvenir dictionary Cap badge, Maginot Line Two candlesticks

Photograph showing Henry Lucas in uniform ; Replica Medals British Service Medal, and the Victory Medal ; Photograph of us at our Grandfathers Grave at the military cemetry at Esquelbecq. || Our Grandfather Henry Harry Lucas was born in Nenagh in Co. Tipperary. We know he moved to Dublin where he lived for a while in Merrion Avenue where he was employed as a coachman. We are not sure the reasons our Grandfather enlisted but he did and was to serve with The Royal Garrison Artillery. We do know thanks to war records that the 39th siege Battery had served in the Somme area up until 1915, it is unknown to us whether our Grandfather had served there although we do know that he had served in Flanders between 1915 and 1918. It was in 1918 when our Grandfathers service had ended after sustaining wounds after what we believe to be during the second German offensive of 1918 where all the lines seemed to have been overrun. Henry we also know had been moved to an Australian casualty clearing station in Esquelbecq where he died of septisemia two weeks later. Our Grandfather is buried at the cemeterary in Esquelbecq that had been opened in 1918. We unfortunately have no original medals although his medal certificate we obtained from the national archives allowed us to purchase replicas (picture above). Our Grandfather's uncle was also a soldier who was one of the first recipients of the Victoria Cross. John Lucas V.C had been awarded this medal for his outstandig galantry during the New Zealand Wars. In recognition of our Grandfather's sacrife he and other parishoners are remembered on a plaque in the Holy Trinity Church in Rathmines.