NOT IN THE UK

NATO no longer recognises service in support areas such as Italy

Aircrew will accumulate one days service for the first sortie flown of any day in the Area of Operation

The scarcest issue of the badge

26 clasps were awarded but a maximum of nine (plus the two date bars) were awarded to the Army and eight to the Navy

Edward Medal 2nd Class Mines GV Sovereign Collection_Churchill NOT IN THE UKThe Edward Medal is a British civilian decoration which was instituted by Royal Warrant on 13 July 1907 to recognise acts of bravery of miners and quarrymen in endangering their lives to rescue their fellow workers. The original Royal Warrant was amended by a further Royal Warrant on 1 December 1909 to encompass acts of bravery by all industrial workers in factory accidents and disasters, creating two versions of the Edward Medal: Mines and Industry.