Miniature Gallant & Distinguished Conduct

Instituted in 1918 at the same time as the AFC this was to reward NCO's and men of the RAF for courage or devotion to duty whilst flying but not in...

In 1993 the DCM was discontinued and replaced by the CGC. Many of the awards from this period have their citations classified as they were made for...

Awarded between 1930 and 1937 only 14 of this type of the DCM were awarded. No bars were awarded to this type of DCM.

Around 1900 awards of the DCM were made during World War Two with nine recipeints receiving a bar. As with the First World War, awards were made t...

Awarded less frequently than the other issues of the DSM, this award was discontinued in 1993 following the review of the honours system and replac...

The DSM was expanded during World War Two to include the Merchant Navy and Army, the WRNS and RAF personnel serving aboard ships. Second award bar...

Instituted in 1940 for rewarding acts of outstanding gallantry deemed not suitable for the award of the George Cross. To date approximately 2000 m...

The first awards of this MM were made during the Korean War although often awards announced in the name of The Queen resulted in a recipient reciev...

Awarded between 1930 and 1937 this is the rarest of the series of the Military Medal types.

Instituted on 25th March 1916 for rewarding acts of bravery not sufficient to merit the award of the DCM, it was backdated to recognise acts from t...

During the Second World War around 15,000 Military Medals were awarded and 177 first bars and one second bar.

Instituted 19th May 1954 and awarded for gallantry or distinguished service. No awards for gallantry have yet been made.

Instituted 19th May 1954 and awarded for Gallantry (with crimson stripes in the silver stripes) or for Distinguished Service. Approximately 110...

Instituted on 20th June 1974 to reward acts of exemplary bravery. Although intended as primarily a civilian award it is more often awarded to Milit...