and mine countermeasures in the Persian Gulf up to 28 February 1989

Second and subsequent awards denoted by a bar on the ribbon

the Pacific Star honours the courage and sacrifice of those who fought in one of the most challenging theatres of WWII

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Further awards of the Air Force Medal were denoted by a bar attached to the ribbon

Distinguished Service Medal GVI Miniature Famous Faces and mine countermeasures in theThe DSM was expanded during World War Two to include the Merchant Navy and Army, the WRNS and RAF personnel serving aboard ships. Second award bars issued during the war do not carry the date of award on the reverse unlike those of World War One. As in the First World War the majority of awards issued to foreign nationals were issued un named.