World War II: Military Decorations
(asked on 8th October 2018) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Arctic Stars his Department has awarded since the medal was struck in 2010; and in which country each recipient resided.
The Arctic Star was instituted by Her Majesty's Government in 2012. Since this time 18,756 have been issued. A breakdown of the countries in which the recipients resided can be found below:
Australia | 487 | Malaysia | 1 |
Austria | 2 | Malta | 14 |
Bahamas | 1 | New Zealand | 170 |
Belgium | 9 | Norway | 2 |
Bermuda | 3 | Poland | 1 |
Canada | 444 | Portugal | 4 |
Cayman Islands | 2 | Republic of Ireland | 41 |
Channel Islands | 42 | Singapore | 1 |
Cyprus | 8 | South Africa | 25 |
Denmark | 2 | Spain | 34 |
France | 53 | Sweden | 4 |
Germany | 4 | Switzerland | 6 |
Hong Kong | 1 | Thailand | 2 |
Isle of Man | 38 | The Netherlands | 9 |
Italy | 3 | UK | 17,259 |
Luxembourg | 1 | USA | 82 |
Zimbabwe | 1 |
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