General Service Medal (Canada)
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The General Service Medal (Canada) is a Canadian military decoration awarded to recognize service in specified operations and missions that do not fall under traditional war or combat campaigns.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian military decoration
ⓘ
campaign medal ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GSM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of National Defence (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
non-combat or non-traditional campaign service
ⓘ
service in designated missions ⓘ service in designated operations ⓘ |
| awardingCriteriaDefinedBy | Canadian Forces General Orders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignClasps | theatre or mission-specific clasps ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | Queen Elizabeth II in Right of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of allied forces
ⓘ
members of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| established | 2004 ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
clasps
ⓘ
medal ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityRequirement |
minimum period of service in a designated operation
ⓘ
service must be honourable ⓘ |
| higherInPrecedenceThan | Operational Service Medal (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Order in Council of the Queen in Council for Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerInPrecedenceThan | Special Service Medal (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of the reigning Canadian monarch ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Honours System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognize service in specified operations and missions
ⓘ
to recognize service not covered by traditional war or combat campaign medals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Operational Service Medal (Canada)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Special Service Medal (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | design symbolizing Canadian military service ⓘ |
| ribbon | distinctive ribbon with additional clasps indicating specific service ⓘ |
| scope | operations outside traditional war or combat campaigns ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | service medal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Canadian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Operational Service Medal (Canada)