Royal Marines

Medals granted to Royal Marines

Since 1900

1900-1914   World War 1   1919-1939   World War 2   1946 - 1982   1983 -1992    
VC 1 VC 5 KCB 7 VC 1 GCB 1 KCB 3  
KCB 2 KCB 2 CB 12 KCB 2 KCB 12 CS 5  
MVO 18 KCB (civil) 1 CB (Civil) 6 CB 10 CB 36 KCVO 1  
CB 8 CB 14 GCSI 1 CMG 1 KCMG 2 MVO 2  
RVM (Silver) 8 CB (civil) 10 GCIE 1 CIE 1 CMG 2 RVM (Silver) 2  
RVM (Bronze) 4 KCMG 1 GCIE 1 KCVO 1 KCVO 3 CBE 5  
DSO 5 CMG 33 GCVO 1 KBE 2 CVO 3 OBE 25  
CGM 2 GBE 1 CVO 1 CBE 17 MVO now LVOI 5 MBE 29  
DCM 12 CBE 16 MVO 9 CBE (civil) 3 MVO 5 BEM 57  
Bars for DCM 2 CBE (civil) 1 RVM (Silver) 29 OBE 44 RVM Silver 2 AFC 1  
  OBE 66 DSM 1 OBE (civil) 1 KBE 1 DCM 1  
  OBE (civil) 1 Albert Medal 2 MBE 180 CBE 26 MM 1  
  MBE 11   BEM (civil) 19 OBE 98 QGM 13  
  BEM 3   DSO 33 MBE 101 MID 53  
  DSO 62   Bars to DSC 2 BEM 101      
  Bars to DSO 5   MC 61 Bar for BEM 1      
  DSC 36   Bars to MC 1 DSO 5      
  Bars to DSC 2   GM 4 Bar for DSO 1      
  MC 56   CGM 7 DSC 5      
  Bars to MC 3   DCM 8 MC 33      
  AFC 2   DSM 193 Bar for MC 2      
  CGM 15   Bars to DSM 1 AFC 1      
  DCM 36   MM 106 DFC 2      
  DSM 192   Bars to MM 1 GM 1      
  MM 317     DCM 5      
  Bars to MM 12     DSM 8      
  Albert Medal 2     MM 52      
        DFM 1      
                QGM 11      
                MID since 1951 181      

Gallantry Awards Abbreviation

VC Victoria Cross
DSO Distinguished Service Order
DSM Distinguished Service
MC Military Cross
DFC Distinguished Flying Cross
AFC Air Force Cross
GM George Medal
CGM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal
DSM Distinguished Service Medal
MM Military Medal
QGM Queen's Gallantry Medal
AM Albert Medal / Later George Medal
MID Mentioned in Dispatches.