▁collect ively ▁irre ver ently ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁P ip , ▁S que ak ▁and ▁Wil fred , ▁after ▁three ▁com ic ▁strip ▁characters , ▁a ▁dog , ▁a ▁p engu in ▁and ▁a ▁rabb it , ▁which ▁were ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁immediate ▁post - war ▁era . ▁P ip ▁represented ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Stars , ▁S que ak ▁represented ▁the ▁British ▁War ▁Medal ▁and ▁Wil fred ▁represented ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁when ▁only ▁the ▁British ▁War ▁Medal ▁and ▁Vict ory ▁Medal ▁were ▁awarded , ▁they ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁M utt ▁and ▁Jeff , ▁after ▁contemporary ▁newspaper ▁com ic ▁strip ▁characters . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁wear ▁The ▁order ▁of ▁wear ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁campaign ▁stars ▁and ▁med als ▁is ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Star . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 5 ▁Star . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁War ▁Medal . ▁ ▁The ▁Mer c ant ile ▁Marine ▁War ▁Medal . ▁ ▁The ▁Vict ory ▁Medal . ▁ ▁The ▁Territ orial ▁War ▁Medal . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁instit uted ▁its ▁own ▁range ▁of ▁military ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als . ▁These ▁new ▁awards ▁were ▁worn ▁before ▁all ▁earlier ▁British ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als ▁awarded ▁to ▁South ▁Afr icans , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross , ▁which ▁still ▁took ▁preced ence ▁before ▁all ▁other ▁awards . ▁Of ▁the ▁First ▁World