World War I Military Medals and Decorations - Great Britain

Country:

Great Britain

Established:

3 June 1918; revised 24 July 1918

Criteria:

The Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded to officers and warrant officers for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy. Supplement to the London Gazette, 5 December 1919

The 1¼ inch wide ribbon consisted of alternating, horizontal violet and white stripes. Beginning in 1919, the stripes on the ribbon were diagonal.

For services during the Great War, the London Gazette announced the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) to members of the flying services 1,195 times:

Airmen who received the Distinguished Flying Cross: 1,116
Airmen who received a first Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross: 75
Airmen who received a second Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross: 4

Recipients - World War I Aces

331		Stephenson, William Samuel 21 Sep 1918*
332		Stewart, David Arthur 02 Nov 1918*
333		Stokes, Claud Harry 01 Jan 1919*
334		Stubbs, John Stevenson 02 Nov 1918*
335		Swale, Edwin DFC - 02 Nov 1918* Bar - 03 Dec 1918*
336		Sykes, Ronald 08 Feb 1919*
337		Taplin, Leonard Thomas Eaton
338		Tempest, Edmund Roger 02 Nov 1918*
339		Thompson, Cecil Robert 03 Dec 1918*
340		Thompson, Samuel Frederick Henry 02 Nov 1918*
* Gazetted

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