The Defence Medal was awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth Armed Forces and civilians who served in non-operational areas subjected to air attack or under threat during the Second World War

In 1931 the award was opened to officers of the Merchant Navy and in 1940 Army and RAF officers serving on board naval vessels also became eligible

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It was later made available to equivalent ranks in the RN and Army for acts of valour in the air

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