George Medal MiniatureInstituted in 1940 for rewarding acts of outstanding gallantry deemed not suitable for the award of the George Cross. To date approximately 2000 medals have been awarded and 27 second award bars. Although the awards have been split fairly evenly across the Military and Civilians it is perhaps today more often awarded to Military Personnel, particularly Bomb Disposal, EOD work as well as intelligence work by special forces. The last award of a bar was

he had earned his first GM in Iraq in 2006

Instituted in 1917 and sometimes erroneously referred to as the Mons Star

display and remembrance

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Subsequent awards of the Air Force Cross are recognised by the addition of a second award bar to the ribbon

The lower limb of the medal is engraved with the year of issue and subsequent awards are denoted by adding a 2nd award bar to the ribbon

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom

High-quality die-struck medal with authentic ribbon

Miniature Distinguished Service Cross awarded across all ranks of the RN

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The Royal Air Force Long Service Medal (EIIR) was issued in two versions

Medal Holder allows you to attach your medals to the holder and slip into a jacket pocket so you no longer need to push the pin through your jackets / blazers