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A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It most commonly indicates the campaign or operation the recipient rec
A United States World War I Victory Medal, with five medal bars
Leonard Cheshire
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Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire was a British Royal Air Force pilot, officer and philanthropist.
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…exceptional service, such as gallantry medals, the term "and bar" means that the award has been bestowed multiple times. In the example, "Group Captain Leonard Cheshire, VC, OM, DSO and two bars, DFC", "DSO and two bars" means that the Distinguished Service Order was awarded on three occasions. A British convention is…
Wing Commander Leonard Cheshire in January 1943
A blue plaque marks the house in which he was born in Chester, which at the time was a nursing home for expectant mothers.
Hugh "Lofty" Long (centre) with pilot officer Cheshire (second row, right) in group photo of 102 Squadron, 1940
Cheshire's fire-damaged Whitley bomber, November 1940