Awarded to Union service personnel who served at home (South African Forces) or abroad during the Second World War for at least 30 Days

all awards to UK troops were awarded with impressed naming although some awards made for the Far East were engraved locally

The equivalent award for the other ranks for gallantry on land in presence of the enemy was the Military Medal which was instituted in 1916 and

Awarded with the 2008 GSM as follows

the Air Force Cross recognised outstanding achievement and gallantry during peacetime flying duties

British Forces Defence Medal Polyester Tie UN Awarded to Union service personnelThe British Forces Defence Medal Military Polyester Tie produced exclusively by Empire Medals with the colours to match the commemorative medal.