Former servicemen are being invited to apply for new decorations.

The General Service Medal 1918-62 with clasp ‘Berlin Airlift’ will be awarded for at least one day’s service to all aircrew, RAF and civilians who took part in the Berlin Airlift operation from 25 June 1948 to 6 October 1949 inclusive.

Applications for the new clasp will be assessed from 1 March 2015 onwards. The first of the awards will be made towards the end of that month (however these timings remain under review). Applications will be dealt with in date order.

Those who participated in the suppression of acts of terrorism in Cyprus between 1 April 1955 and 18 April 1959 will qualify for the General Service Medal 1918-62 with clasp ‘Cyprus’ if they served for 90 days or more.

The qualifying period has been reduced from 120 days, bringing it into line with the qualifying period for service during the Kenya anti-terrorism campaign. Applications are being accepted and will be assessed and dealt with in a strict date order.

Details of other medals to be awarded will be in next week's column.

THE following are among those being specially remembered at Bradford Cathedral this week: Arthur Whittaker Summersgill, Norman Sunderland, Donald Sutcliffe, William Stanley Swinbank, Dixon Swinney, Leslie Simmonite, Arthur Lazenby Smith, Maurice Spafford, Harry Tate, George Herbert Tate, Harold Taylor, James Towers, Edmund Teale, Edwin Terry, Walter Thomas, Douglas Thornton, Edwin Thorp, John Carr Throup, Harold Tidswell, William Slater Todd, Jonathon Hudson Tordoff, Jack Trigg, Stanley Topham.

DIARY DATES

Wednesday, The Russian Convoy Club meets at 11.30am at Eastborough Working Mens Club, Dewsbury, The Royal British Legion, Low Moor and Wyke Branch, meets at 8pm 20.00hrs at The Harold Club, Wyke.

Thursday, The Submariners Association meets at 8pm 20.00hrs at Tong Street Conservative Club.

Monday, The Royal British Legion Thornton Branch, meets at 7.45pm 19.45hrs at Thornton Conservative Club.

Tuesday, The Yorkshire Volunteers Association group meets at 7.30pm 19.30hrs at the Keighley Drill Hall, The Royal British Legion, Bradford Central Branch, meets at 13.00hrs at Unit 16 Listerhills Science Park.