Naval General Service Medal
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The Naval General Service Medal was a British campaign medal awarded retrospectively to Royal Navy personnel for participation in naval actions between 1793 and 1840.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British campaign medal ⓘ |
| awardCriteria | retrospective award on application ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Admiralty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
campaign service at sea
ⓘ
participation in specified naval actions ⓘ |
| awardedPosthumously | false ⓘ |
| awardedToLivingClaimantsBetween | 1848–1851 ⓘ |
| campaign |
First Anglo-Burmese War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against piracy ⓘ |
| claspInscriptionType | ship and action name ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateRangeOfActionsRecognised | 1793–1840 ⓘ |
| designerOfObverse | William Wyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designerOfReverse | William Wyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Royal Marines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
officers of the Royal Navy ⓘ ratings of the Royal Navy ⓘ surviving claimants only ⓘ |
| firstActionDate | 1793 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasClaspSystem | true ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| instituted | 1847 ⓘ |
| lastActionDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| maximumNumberOfClaspsObserved | 15 ⓘ |
| medalCategory | naval campaign medal ⓘ |
| namingStyle | impressed in Roman capitals on rim ⓘ |
| notableClasp |
Copenhagen 1801
GENERATED
ⓘ
Nile GENERATED ⓘ St Vincent GENERATED ⓘ Syria GENERATED ⓘ Trafalgar GENERATED ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| obverseLegend | VICTORIA REGINA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMedal | Military General Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | Britannia seated on a seahorse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColour | dark blue ⓘ |
| ribbonWidth | 1.25 inches ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Royal Marines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| suspensionType | straight bar suspension ⓘ |
| totalClaspsAuthorized | 231 ⓘ |
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