This medal is supplied without clasp which can be purchased separately

The equivalent award for the other ranks for acts of gallantry in the air on non active operations was the Air Force Medal (AFM)

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The 1939-45 Defence Medal was a campaign medal of the British Commonwealth

It recognises the extraordinary bravery and endurance of those who protected vital supply routes across the treacherous North Atlantic between 3 September 1939 and 8 May 1945

Naval GSM Miniature Palestine Collection_Writers & Poets This medal is supplied withoutThe Naval General Service Medal. It was possible to be awarded the Naval GSM George VI with 7 first clasps: Palestine 1936 1939, S. E. Asia 1945 46, Minesweeping 1945 51, Palestine 1945 48, Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945 53, Malaya and Yangtze.