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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marote, post: 11835716, member: 84568&quot;]And known as Squeak and Mutt <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war-service-medals#:~:text=Nicknames,Decorations%20and%20awards" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war-service-medals#:~:text=Nicknames,Decorations%20and%20awards" rel="nofollow">https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war-service-medals#:~:text=Nicknames,Decorations and awards</a></p><p>&quot;Nicknames</p><p>The issue of First World War Service Medals in the 1920’s coincided with a comic strip in the Daily Mirror newspaper.</p><p><br /></p><p>The popular cartoons featured Pip the dog, Squeak the penguin and Wilfred the rabbit.</p><p><br /></p><p>Soon the three main campaign medals (the 1914 or 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal) were nicknamed &#039;Pip, Squeak and Wilfred&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>When only the British War and Victory Medals were worn together they became &#039;Mutt and Jeff&#039; after another pair of cartoon characters.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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