Main centres: | 1-3 business days |
Regional areas: | 3-4 business days |
Remote areas: | 3-5 business days |
Instituted: 14 October 1914.
Ribbon: Dark blue with two white stripes towards the centre.
Description: (Obverse) the sovereign's effigy; (reverse) a crowned wreath inscribed "FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE"
Comments: Awarded to pretty officers and ratings of the Royal Navy, NCOs and other ranks of the Royal Marines and all other persons holding corresponding ranks or positions in the naval forces, for acts of bravery in face of the enemy not sufficiently meritorious to make them eligible for the CGM. It was later extended to cover the Merchant Navy and Arm, the WRNS and RAF personnel serving aboard ships in the second World War.
*George VI IND IMP 1938-49