Irish in the British Armed Forces British Armed Forces. In fact, from the nations which were part of the British Empire, the only country which has more winners is England with 614. Ireland, with 190 awards (not including Irish diaspora born abroad), outranks Scotland who have 158 and Australia who have 97. When awards per number of people in the total population are taken into account, Ireland's awards would be the equivalent of England gaining 2,850 Victoria Crosses. Charles Davis Lucas of the Royal Navy from County Armagh was the man whose actions were the earliest to be rewarded with a Victoria Cross, due to his
Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal (, FMintBM) is a Swedish reward medal instituted by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1991. The medal regulations has been revised twice, in 1994 and 2012. The medal is awarded after at least 30 days of international service. Name of the award: Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal ("Försvarsmaktens medalj för internationella insatser", abbreviated "FMintBM"). In the event when the medal is provided with award devices in the form of a medal clasp then it's termed Swedish Armed Forces International Service Medal with clasp ("Försvarsmaktens medalj för internationella