Military Medal of Honor

Fifty-four shipwrecked Ryukyuan sailors were killed by Paiwan aborigines in December 1871 in southern Taiwan.

[1] In November 1874 the Japanese forces withdrew from Taiwan after the Qing government agreed to an indemnity of 500,000 Kuping taels.

The First Sino–Japanese War, which lasted from 1 August 1894 to 17 April 1895, was fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan, primarily over control of Korea.

After more than six months of continuous successes by the Japanese army and naval forces, as well as the loss of the Chinese port of Weihai, the Qing leadership sued for peace in February 1895.

142 was issued on April 21, 1901 ordering a commemorative medal for those who had participated in the relief of the Beijing legations during the Boxer Rebellion.

Although it is not clear from the certificate whether Lt. Bruzagli did in fact participate in the battles or the award was honorary, we know from photographic sources that he was aboard one of the ships which contributing to the naval bombardment and blockade of Port Arthur in 1904.

[6] Japanese participation in World War I was commemorated by medals created on November 6, 1915 by Imperial Edict No.

The Great East Asia War Medal (大東亜戦争従軍記章, Daitōa sensō jūgun kishō) was created on June 21, 1944 by Imperial Edict No.

1874 Formosa Expedition Medal ribbon bar
1894–95 Sino-Japanese War Medal ribbon bar
1900 Boxer War Medal ribbon bar
1904–05 Russo-Japanese War Medal ribbon bar
Ribbon bar of the 1914–1920 First World War Medal
Allied victory medal ribbon bar.
Ribbon bar of the 1931–1934 China Incident War Medal
Ribbon bar of the 1937–1945 China Incident War Medal
Great East Asia War Medal ribbon bar
British Indian military attaché Ian Hamilton in Manchuria with Japanese forces commanded by General Kuroki Tamemoto (1904).