Obverse: Head of King George V (left). Legend: 'GEORGIVS V BRITT : OMN : REX ET IND : IMP:' Reverse: A Knight on horseback (right) a short sword in his right hand, trampling on the German shield, skull and cross-bones. Legend: '1914-18': Inscription on edge: 'G. WOODFORD. CH. BOSN. M.F.A.' Fitted with a bar and orange watered silk ribbon edged with blue, black and white stripes. Mounted on a bar with MED1310-1317.

George William Woodford was born at Ryde, Isle of Wight in 1880. In 1901 the family was living at Bembridge where Woodford was employed as yacht crew. He married Laurie Elizabeth Silvester, at Henley on Thames in 1909. Woodford served as a boatswain in the Mercantile Fleet Auxiliary during World War I and during the early 1920's on 'Orbita', Royal Mail Line, Southampton to New York route. He was active in the merchant service throughout World War II being awarded the British Empire Medal see (London Gazette 6 June 1941).