It had been the practice of some women to present white feathers to apparently able-bodied young men who were not wearing the King's uniform

Subsequent awards of the Air Force Cross are denoted by a bar attached to the ribbon

Expertly produced and finished

The 1939-45 Defence Medal was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth

Distinguished Conduct Medal EIIR Miniature FS Mount & Engrave It had been the practiceIn 1993 the DCM was discontinued and replaced by the CGC. Many of the awards from this period have their citations classified as they were made for acts in Northern Ireland or to Special Forces, the names of all recipients have however been published in the London Gazette. No bars have been awarded to the EIIR issue, although bars were announced by the Queen these were second awards to holders of a GVI DCM.