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The EIIR Fire Service Long Service Medal was instituted 1st June 1954

It was later made available to equivalent ranks in the RN and Army for acts of valour in the air

fishermen and civilians who risked their own lives in rescue attempts under dangerous conditions

Edward Medal 2nd Class Mines EIIR Sovereign Royal Signals Clearance MediterraneanThe Edward Medal is a British civilian decoration which was instituted by Royal Warrant on 13 July 1907 to recognise acts of bravery of miners and quarrymen in endangering their lives to rescue their fellow workers. The original Royal Warrant was amended by a further Royal Warrant on 1 December 1909 to encompass acts of bravery by all industrial workers in factory accidents and disasters, creating two versions of the Edward Medal: Mines and Industry.