The equivalent award for the other ranks for acts of valour in the air on operations against the enemy was the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)

"THE QUEENS DIAMOND JUBILLEE 2012"

the Victoria Cross may be awarded to all ranks of the services and civilians for gallantry in the presence of the enemy

Insitutued in 1854 this medal continued with the same young head of Queen Victoria on the obverse for 41 years

Swords cross through the angles of the star and where they meet they are surmounted with a scroll bearing the date 1914 above which is a smaller scroll bearing the date Aug and a similar scroll below bearing Nov with a plain reverse

UN Angola Full Size Medal Campaign_South Atlantic The equivalent award for theUN Angola Full Size Medal