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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)

The Distinguished Flying Medal was instituted on 3 June 1918 and was awarded to non-commissioned-officers and men for an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed whilst flying in active operations against the enemy in the same conditions as the DFC for officers..
The medal is oval and silver-coloured, 1.375 inches wide and 1.625 inches long. On the obverse is the bareheaded coinage effigy of :

King George V, facing left and the legend : GEORGEIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:
King George VI, facing left and the legend : GEORGEIVS VID: G: BR: OMN: REX F.D: IND: IMP:
On the reverse, within a wreath of laurel, Athena Nike is shown seated on an aeroplane, a hawk rising from her right hand above the words : FOR COURAGE.
The ribbon is 1.25 inches wide, and consists of alternate violet and white stripes (0,0625 inches) leaning 45 degrees to the left. Until 1919, the stripes were horizontal. The medal was engraved with the recipient's service number, rank, initials, surname and unit.

For subsequent acts meriting the DFM, a bar was awarded to be worn on the ribbon of the medal.

Grid List
Lacey, James Harry "Ginger"* February 1st, 1917
† May 30th, 1989

Lambert, Ronald Truzwell* 1904
† December 11th, 1984

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Langton, Robert Thomas* 1914
† October 28th, 1944

Laurence, George† November 9th, 1944
Plot: IV Row: J Grave: 1

Laurens, John* January 5th, 1918
† February 20th, 1944
Row: K Grave: 2

Lawrance, Charles Henry† January 14th, 1944
Plot: 31 Row: B Grave: 1

Laws, Adrian Francis* August 10th, 1912
† September 30th, 1940
Grave: 101

Leavers, Evered Arthur Reginald Rex† June 16th, 1931
Row: 22 Grave: 12

Leavesley, Eddie* October 8th, 1919
† January 1986

Leeves, Peter James* January 1925

Lewis, William Thomas* June 1st, 1917
† May 5th, 1943
Plot: D Row: 1 Grave: 2

Lloyd, Frank Leathley Robinson† October 2nd, 1943
Plot: 9 Row: B Grave: 1

Lucas, George Emile Gaston† November 26th, 1943
Plot: 1 Row: b Grave: 9-12

Lynes, Peter John* 1922
† June 7th, 1944

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