Gulf Miniature MedalAwarded for 30 days continuous service in the theatre of operations outlined below between 2nd August 1990 and 7th March 1991. Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Republic of Yemen, the Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea bounded to the east by a line from Ras Asir (1150N 05110E) to a point (1600N 0600E0, Ras Mauri (2450N 06635E) Cyprus

Ribbon Brooch Bars available for all medals for wearing when the full-size or miniature medals is not required or appropriate

Height - 13

she remains a constant figure in a changing world

This is the Queen Elizabeth II version of this award

presumably this was due to the cost of making individual bars with so many acts of gallantry being performed

The lower limb of the medal is engraved with the year of issue and subsequent awards are denoted by adding a 2nd award bar to the ribbon

Operational Service Medal Afghanistan - the Op Herrick Medal

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

Specially approved civilian categories who served with the Army in the operational areas providing they wore the approved uniform of their organisation and belonged to:- SSAFA Nursing Service

ornamented by the Crown may be issued to DSC holders performing a further act of such gallantry which would have merited award of the DSC

and the Royal Air Force

Officers of the Merchant Navy were also included from 1931