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Territorial Force War Medal: Apr 1920: 4 August 1914 – 11 November 1918: Mercantile Marine War Medal: 1 September 1919: 4 August 1914 – 11 November 1918: Inter-World War Naval General Service Medal (1915) 6 August 1915: 1909 – 23 December 1962: Always issued with appropriate campaign clasps. General Service Medal (1918) 19 January 1923
The ribbon is crimson, 38 mm (1.5 inches) wide. The original (1856) specification for the award stated that the ribbon should be red for army recipients and blue for naval ones. [2] However the dark blue ribbon was abolished soon after the formation of the Royal Air Force on 1 April 1918.
Ribbon bar for a 2nd award. The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level [clarification needed] military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations ...
National Defense Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal Unofficial Cold War Victory Medal The Cold War Victory Medal is both an official medal of the U.S. National Guard and an unofficial military medal of the United States. It is awarded by the U.S. states of Louisiana and Texas, and in ribbon form only by the State of Alaska.
The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regiment, or RAF Rgt) was headed by the Commandant-General, RAF Regiment and Director-General of Security with the rank of air vice-marshal, [41] [42] who was responsible for security at all Royal Air Force installations. The RAF Regiment served as the Royal Air Force's airbase defence corps. The regiment ...
The ribbon bar denoting a further award is silver, with the Royal Air Force eagle in its centre. Bars awarded during World War II have the year of award engraved on the reverse. [ 5 ]
Royal Flying Corps recipients of the Victoria Cross (12 P) Pages in category "Decorations of the Royal Air Force" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Number 31 Squadron, known as the Goldstars, [3] is a squadron of the Royal Air Force. The Squadron lays claim to being the first military unit to fly in India, where it was based from 1915 to 1947. [2] Throughout the Cold War, No. 31 Squadron was based in West Germany, flying from RAF Laarbruch and RAF Brüggen.