Expertly produced and finished

while the Air Force Cross was awarded to officers

Subsequent awards of the Air Force Cross are denoted by a bar attached to the ribbon

Awards of the gallantry emblem to the Order of the British Empire were ceased at this time with the intention that such acts would be rewarded with the QGM

the Maltese cross from the Jew of Malta and quill and ink

Queens South Africa Medal RAF Long Service Expertly produced and finishedAwarded for the second Anglo Boer war of 1899 1902, the first versions of this medal had the dates 1899 1900 raised on the reverse. Once it was realised the war was to continue, these dates were filled in and consequently the appear as 'ghost dates' on the reverse of some medals. A later die was then made with the dates removed completely but Britannia's hand on the reverse was pointed to the F in Africa rather than the R on earlier versions. 26