where temperatures frequently fell below freezing and survival often depended upon exceptional courage

civilian contractors or certain military personnel

The medal is suspended from its distinctive yellow ribbon

It honours the courage

Windsor Castle

Dunkirk Medal Campaign_GSM Army & RAF 1918-64 where temperatures frequently fell belowThe Dunkirk medal was created by the town of Dunkirk to commemorate the defence of the area during the retreat of the British Expeditionary Force, with the applications and distribution being administered by the French Dunkirk Veterans Association. Initially awarded only to the French defenders of the Dunkirk pocket, numbering about 30,000. In 1970 the qualification for the award was expanded to include most of the British who served in the Dunkirk