General Service Medal
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The General Service Medal is a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel for participation in various minor operations and campaigns not covered by a specific dedicated medal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Service Medal canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British campaign medal
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardCriteria |
meeting minimum qualifying service period in an approved operation
ⓘ
service in operations authorized by the British government ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
operational service during specified time periods
ⓘ
operational service in designated geographic areas ⓘ participation in campaigns not covered by a specific dedicated medal ⓘ participation in minor military operations ⓘ |
| campaignType | campaign service ⓘ |
| classification | general campaign medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
British military personnel
ⓘ
Commonwealth military personnel ⓘ |
| feature | clasps denote specific operations or campaigns ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
clasps
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medal ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British campaign medals system
ⓘ
British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
covers multiple minor operations
ⓘ
used when no separate campaign medal is issued ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
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