Awarded to recognise both military and some types of civilian service

In the year 2012

As with the First World War

Around 1900 awards of the DCM were made during World War Two with nine recipeints receiving a bar

Cromwell fought for freedom against Charles I's catholic ideas

Miniature Naval General Service Medal 1915-1962 GVI Palestine 1945-48 Collection_Miniature Medals Awarded to recognise both militaryThe Naval General Service Miniature Medal. It was possible to be awarded the Naval GSM George VI with 7 first clasps: Palestine 1936 1939, S. E. Asia 1945 46, Minesweeping 1945 51, Palestine 1945 48, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945 53, Malaya and Yangtze.