George Medal GVI Campaign_Boer War to WW1 In the Merchant Navy the

In the Merchant Navy the requirement was that the 28 days should have been served at sea

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as well as for members of the armed forces in actions for which purely military honours would not normally be granted

George Medal GVI Campaign_Boer War to WW1 In the Merchant Navy theInstituted in 1940 for rewarding acts of outstanding gallantry deemed not suitable for the award of the George Cross. To date approximately 2000 medals have been awarded and 27 second award bars. Although the awards have been split fairly evenly across the Military and Civilians it is perhaps today more often awarded to Military Personnel, particularly Bomb Disposal, EOD work as well as intelligence work by special forces. The last award of a bar was