Distinguished Service Medal GV Collection_Writers & Poets It was later made available

It was later made available to equivalent ranks in the RN and Army for acts of valour in the air

Bust of King Henry VIII made in British Gypsum Plaster

skill and devotion to duty whilst flying on non-operational service

the plaque was intended as a permanent reminder of sacrifice and loss

High-quality die-struck metal construction for sharp detailing and durability

Distinguished Service Medal GV Collection_Writers & Poets It was later made availableInstituted on 14th October 1914 for award to Petty Officers and ratings of the Royal Navy, NCO's and other ranks of the Royal Marines and all other personnel holding corresponding ranks in the naval forces. The first world war saw 4100 awards made, bars for this period have the date of award engraved on the reverse.