Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal EIIR NATO As with the First World

As with the First World War

It recognises the determination and sacrifice of those who took part in operations in Sicily

It recognises the extraordinary bravery and endurance of those who protected vital supply routes across the treacherous North Atlantic between 3 September 1939 and 8 May 1945

instituted at the same time as the DFC and which was also later made available to other ranks of the RN and Army

Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal EIIR NATO As with the First WorldThe Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal was instituted in 1830. Until 1901 the medal's obverse contained an image of a trophy of arms with the Royal Arms in an oval shield in the centre while the reverse side contained the inscription "For Long Service and Good Conduct". On the succession of King Edward VII to the throne in 1901, the effigy of the reigning sovereign was placed on the medal's obverse. In 1930 the title of the medal was changed to