Bust of Charles Darwin RAF Collection The Air Force Medal was

The Air Force Medal was awarded to non-commissioned members of the Royal Air Force and other qualifying Commonwealth air forces

Bust of Lord Kitchener made in British Gypsum Plaster

Height - 13cm

The equivalent award for the other ranks for gallantry on land in presence of the enemy was the Military Medal which was instituted in 1916 and

Bust of Charles Darwin RAF Collection The Air Force Medal wasBust of Charles Darwin made in British Gypsum Plaster. As with all Famous Faces there are objects around the base. For this bust we have included the evolution of man, giant tortoise, iguanas, magnifying glass, notebooks and the HMS Beagle The etch around the base reads "ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES" The Origin of Species was a publishing phenominen. Darwin outlined his evolutionary theory which challenged Church and establishment on the origin of life.