Editing Medal of Honour for the Fallen (section)

== Eligibility and award ==

The medal covered deaths caused by a qualifying injury, including later deaths medically attributed to its effects.<ref name="fallen"/> Wound Badge eligibility required a serious injury during assigned war service in a designated war zone. Injuries outside active combat could qualify, but deliberately self-inflicted injuries were excluded.<ref name="wound"/>

The [[Chancellery of Orders and Decorations of Tanoa|chancellery]] issued the medal automatically on certified medical and death records. No formation recommendation or political approval was required. Both the medal and the appropriate Wound Badge were presented to the recipient's family.<ref name="fallen"/>