during the period of OP ESSENTIAL HARVEST

The medal is very lightweight - this will indicate that it is a cast medal & not a die-struck medal

The English loss was 984 killed

Instituted on 25th March 1916 for rewarding acts of bravery not sufficient to merit the award of the DCM

Military cufflinks featuring the Royal Air Force insignia

The Commemorative International Humanitarian Service Medal Campaign_1962 to Date during the period of OPIntroducing the Commemorative Humanitarian Service Medal, available to Military personnel and civilians to mark humanitarian service. Whether in service, employment or a volunteer, this commemorative issue can be worn or displayed with pride not alongside official awards but separately and distinctively. You can choose to have the medal mounted on a brooch ready to wear and it can be laser engraved on the reverse with your choice of service details,