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The first type awards are original medals and have a lead time of approx 10 to 12 weeks

This award replaced the DSO for specific acts of gallantry

The Distinguished Service Cross or DSC was originally known as the Conspicuous Service Cross (renamed in 1914) and was awarded across all ranks of the Royal Navy

In 2004 Private Johnson Beharry from 1st Battalion the Princess of Walesí´s Royal Regiment was awarded the honour for 2 separate acts of outstanding gallantry of the highest order while based in Al Amarah

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal Flying EIIR Campaign_1799-1899 Only one bow should beThe Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) EIIR._Possibly the rarest medal awarded during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, being awarded on only one occasion to Staff Sergeant J D Coughlan RAAF for his great gallantry while operating as a helicopter winch man during the Vietnam War in 1968. In 1993 the medal was replaced by the CGC in the honours review.