Special Service Medal
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The Special Service Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who have performed special service under exceptional circumstances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Special Service Medal canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian military decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SSM ⓘ |
| awardedFor | special service under exceptional circumstances ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
members of allied forces
ⓘ
members of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| category |
Canadian campaign medals
ⓘ
Canadian service medals ⓘ |
| claspIndicates |
theatre of service
ⓘ
type of service ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decorates | military uniforms of recipients ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Canadian military personnel
ⓘ
allied military personnel ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II in right of Canada
|
| hasComponent |
clasps
ⓘ
medal ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
Royal Crown
ⓘ
maple leaf ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| higherAward | General Campaign Star ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Peacekeeping Service Medal
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal
|
| material | metal ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Canadian Army
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Honours System ⓘ |
| presentedBy | representatives of the Crown in Canada ⓘ |
| purpose | recognition of special service in defined operations ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
green
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
participation in designated operations
ⓘ
service under exceptional circumstances ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type |
campaign medal
ⓘ
service medal ⓘ |
| usedIn | Canadian Armed Forces honours and awards system ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.