Dunkirk Medal Category_Campaign to recognise meritorious service by

to recognise meritorious service by non-commissioned officers

The Queen Elizabeth Distinguished Service Order

Subsequent awards of the Air Force Cross were recognised by the award of a bar attached to the ribbon

those awarded before 1954 and those issued after 1954

2nd Award Bar RN/ACSM/DCM/MM

Dunkirk Medal Category_Campaign to recognise meritorious service byThe Dunkirk medal was created by the town of Dunkirk to commemorate the defence of the area during the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force, with the applications and distribution being administered by the French Dunkirk Veterans Association. Initially awarded only to the French defenders of the Dunkirk pocket, numbering about 30,000. In 1970 the qualification for the award was expanded to include most of the British who served in the Dunkirk