Allied Victory Medal 1914-19 awarded to Major J W Parkinson, Indian Army Reserve of Officers

Circular, bronze medal designed by William McMillan with a figure of Winged Victory holding a palm branch on the obverse. On the reverse, the inscription, 'The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919', within a laurel wreath. The medal is suspended from a double rainbow coloured medal ribbon.

The Victory Medal was issued to all who had already received the 1914 or 1914-15 Stars and most of those who had the British War medal. Some six million are believed to have been produced. It is often known as the Allied War Medal because the same basic design and double rainbow ribbon were adopted by thirteen other Allied nations.

From a medal group awarded to Major J W Parkinson, Indian Army Reserve of Officers.