Speech to the House of Commons may 13th 1940 - "

dated 7th February 1995 does not appear to have been published in the London Gazette

This campaign marked a turning point in the Second World War

Authentic ribbon colours symbolising the Royal and Merchant Navies and the perilous Atlantic seas

Distinguished Service Medal GVI Category_Miniature Bars Speech to the House ofThe 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.