General Service Medal Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-56 MiniatureIssued to Australian personnel for 180 days aggregate service between 3rd September 1945 and 10th November 1956 in the following: Soloman Islands (Australian Mandate and British Protectorate) New Guinea (Trust Territory) Papua

Is this an original Death Penny

Many of the awards from this period have their citations classified as they were made for acts in Northern Ireland or to Special Forces

"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE"

What does the GVI version signify

Intended for non-commissioned personnel

The Arctic Convoys carried tanks

000 stars were awarded but it is not known how many of these were awarded with a bar

Renamed the Distinguished Service Cross in 1914

Royal Air Force

finiancial excess and 'rule by divine right'

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The Miniature Air Force Cross awarded to all ranks of the RN