The DSM was expanded during World War Two to include the Merchant Navy and Army

Made in Britain using traditional manufacturing methods

Since the 1993 review the MC is now available to other ranks after the discontinuation of the MM

What happened to the Albert Medal

instituted in 2015 and awarded for 30 days service in Cyprus between̴Ì_ 21st December 1963 and 26th March 1964 inclusive

Khartoum Clasp (Khedive's Sudan 1896) Campaign_World War II The DSM was expanded duringThe Khartoum Clasp (Khedive's Sudan 1896) Awarded for service at the Battle of Omdurman, where the 21st Lancers famously charged, 3 of their number winning the Victoria Cross: Private Thomas Byrne, Lt Raymond de Montmorency, and Capt Paul Aloysius Kenna. Capt Nevill Smyth,_2nd Dragoon Guards also won the VC