Originally awarded for 18 years exemplary service the qualifying period was reduced to 15 years in 1977

where a recipient has more than one medal they should be mounted in the gents stye

Often described as some of the most dangerous operations of the Second World War

The General Service Medal with Lebanon Clasp was awarded for 30 days service between 7th February 1983 and 9th March 1984

where the service did not involve active operations against the enemy

Victory Medal Miniature Campaign_GSM 62 to 2007 Originally awarded for 18 yearsA replica miniature of The Victory Medal 5,334,522 Victory medals were awarded and this gives us an idea of the scale of the war which had just been fought. This medal was awarded to personnel who had served in an operational theatre of war either on land, in the air or at sea. The medal was instituted to obviate the need for an exchange of medals between the allies, instead each allied country issued its own victory medal using the same ribbon and an