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The medal was eligible for presentation to all former uniformed members of the allied armed forces and merchant marine who, at any time during the qualifying period, served in Malta; in air or sea operations in the Mediterranean connected to the defence, relief or supply of Malta, including participation in convoys and convoy escort; or in ...
The Malta convoys were Allied supply convoys of the Second World War.The convoys took place during the Siege of Malta in the Mediterranean Theatre. Malta was a base from which British sea and air forces could attack ships carrying supplies from Europe to Italian Libya.
The George Cross was instituted by King George VI, on 24 September 1940, replacing the Empire Gallantry Medal.It is the civilian equivalent to the Victoria Cross.While intended mainly for civilians, it is awarded also to certain fighting services, confined however to actions for which purely military honours are not normally given. [6]
Malta was a base for air, sea and submarine operations against Axis supply convoys and from 1 June to 31 October 1941, British forces sank about 220,000 long tons (220,000 t) of Axis shipping on the African convoy routes, 94,000 long tons (96,000 t) by the navy and 115,000 long tons (117,000 t) by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA).
The Battle of the Malta Convoy was a naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars fought on 18 February 1800 during the Siege of Malta.The French garrison at the city of Valletta in Malta had been under siege for eighteen months, blockaded on the landward side by a combined force of British, Portuguese. and irregular Maltese forces and from the sea by a Royal Navy squadron under the ...
Francis Alonzo Dales (December 3, 1923 – March 29, 2003) was a cadet midshipman in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy who served on the freighter SS Santa Elisa, and subsequently the tanker SS Ohio, during Operation Pedestal, a convoy to the besieged island of Malta in the Second World War.
Jens Inge Egeland, international ambassador to the Norwegian consulate in Washington, D.C., said Vande Linde would be an "excellent candidate" for the Convoy Cup Medal.
Lourdes 10 Year Service Medal. Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Gold Medal of Merit (1971 model) Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Silver Medal of Merit (1971 model) Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Bronze Medal of Merit (1971 model) Order of Malta Ambulance Corps COVID 19 medal with clasp, possibly a future General Service Medal.