Distinguished Service Medal GVI Miniature Collection_Generals & Soldiers Each plaque was accompanied by

Each plaque was accompanied by a Memorial Scroll bearing the name of the fallen serviceman or woman and a message from King George V

Die-struck metal construction for precise detail and lasting durability

and formerly of other Commonwealth countries

The premier award for gallantry

Distinguished Service Medal GVI Miniature Collection_Generals & Soldiers Each plaque was accompanied byThe DSM was expanded during World War Two to include the Merchant Navy and Army, the WRNS and RAF personnel serving aboard ships. Second award bars issued during the war do not carry the date of award on the reverse unlike those of World War One. As in the First World War the majority of awards issued to foreign nationals were issued un named.