Each plaque was accompanied by a Memorial Scroll bearing the name of the fallen serviceman or woman and a message from King George V

The 30 days' service does not have to be composed of consecutive days

Each medal is British made in the same historic factories that manufactured the original wartime medals

Following the First World War

Arctic Star gsm 1962 ni Each plaque was accompanied byThe Arctic Star was instituted to recognise the service of British and Commonwealth personnel who participated in the Arctic Convoys between 3 September 1939 and 8 May 1945. Often described as some of the most dangerous operations of the Second World War, the Arctic Convoys transported vital supplies from Britain and Allied ports to the Soviet Union through freezing seas, severe weather and constant threat from enemy aircraft, submarines and surface