Original sentence: Next of kin will have the choice of a public presentation by the local Lord Lieutenant or a senior officer, or a private ceremony.The first crosses were expected to be awarded on 1 August 2009
Edited sentence: <ref name=BirmighamPost>  Next of kin will have the choice of a public presentation by the local Lord Lieutenant or a senior officer, or a private ceremony.The first crosses were issued by the MOD Medal Office at Imjin Barracks, Innsworth on 1 August 2009.The trial crosses, and the first few to be issued, were made by jewellers Gladman and Norman of Birmingham; a long term contract for the production of the crosses has not yet been settled