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Medals

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1914 Star Instituted in 1917 for service ashore in France and Flanders between 5 August and 22 November 1914. In 1919 a clasp bearing the above dates was authorised and given to those individuals who had actually been under fire between the prescribed dates.

South Atlantic Medal To be awarded the medal with the additional rosette, the recipient would have been required to do one days service within 35° and 60° South latitude or do at least one operational sortie south of Ascension Island, between 2 April and 14 June 1982 (April 2 being the date of the Argentine invasion,June 14 being date of Argentine surrender). The medal alone was awarded for 30 days continuous or accumulated service between 7° and 60° South latitude between 2 April and 14 June 1982 (completing no later than 12 July 1982).The rosette remains an unusual feature for a British medal and was used in this case because otherwise fewer than two hundred medals would have been issued to the Royal Air Force. The vast majority of the medals were issued with a rosette whereas over 90% of the medals issued to the Royal Air Force are without the rosette and thus rarer, the recipients having been stationed on Ascension Island, some 3,300 nmi (6,100 km) north of the Falkland Islands and the war zone.

1914/15 Star Authorised in 1918, the 1914/15 Star was awarded to those individuals who saw service in France and Flanders from 23 November 1914 to 31 December 1915, and to those individuals who saw service in any other operational theatre from 5 August 1914 to 31 December 1915.

British War Medal The British War Medal 1914-1920, authorised in 1919, was awarded to eligible service personnel and civilians. Qualification for the award varied slightly according to service. The basic requirement for army personnel and civilians was that they either entered a theatre of war, or rendered approved service overseas between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. Service in Russia in 1919 and 1920 also qualified for the award.
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Victory Medal The Victory Medal 1914-1919 was also authorised in 1919 and was awarded to all eligible personnel who served on the establishment of a unit in an operational theatre

Territorial Force Medal The Territorial Force War Medal 1914-1919 was awarded to members of the Territorial Force only. To qualify, the recipient had to have been a member of the Territorial Force on or prior to 30 September 1914, and to have served in an operational theatre outside of the United Kingdom between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918.

The Silver War Badge The Silver War Badge, sometimes erroneously called the Silver Wound Badge, was authorised in September 1916 and takes the form of a circular badge with the legend "For King and Empire-Services Rendered" surrounding the George V cypher. The badge was awarded to all of those military personnel who were discharged as a result of sickness or wounds contracted or received during the war, either at home or overseas.

1939 - 1945 British War Medal The 1939-45 War Medal was awarded to all full time members of the armed forces, wherever they saw service and gave 28 days service in uniform or in an accredited organisation. It could be awarded by itself to personnel who did not qualify for a campaign medal or the Defence Medal.

Italy Star The Italy Star was originally intended to be awarded to servicemen who saw service in Italy, but actually covered operational service in the Aegean, Corsica, Elba, Greece, Sardinia, Southern France and Austria as well as Yugoslavia during the period 11 June 1943 to 8 May 1945.
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India General Service Medal 1908 - 1935 Details reference the India General Service Medal 1908 - 1935 were sanctioned under an Army Order, dated December 1908. In 1909 the medal was approved by King Edward VII.

India General Service Medal 1936 - 1939 Details reference the India General Service Medal 1936 - 1939 were sanctioned under Army Order 167 in 1938. The medal was introduced due to the change in monarchs from George V to George VI.

Operational Service Medal Sierra Leone This medal was the first issue of the new Operational Service Medal. The details of this medal were published under Defence Council Instruction Joint Service No 78 and was released in 2002. It was first awarded to troops who deployed to Sierra Leone on Operation PALLISER on 5 May 2000, with 1 Para Battle Group.

The Iraq Medal On 23 Feb 04 the Ministry of Defence announced the qualifying criteria for the Iraq Medal
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General Service Medal 1918 The General Service Medal 1918-62 was awarded to military personnel for numerous campaigns that have fallen short of full scale war.

General Service Medal 1962 The General Service Medal was introduced in 1962 to replace the 1915 Naval General Service Medal and the 1918 General Service Medal. It was intended to reward service in situations that were worthy of commemoration but not of a sufficient scale to justify an individual campaign medal.

Gulf War Medal The Gulf War Medal was issued to personnel who completed 30 days continuous service in the Middle East and Cyprus, between 2nd August 1990 and 7th March 1991 or for 7 days between 16th January 1991 and 28th February 1991.

Operational Service Medal Afghanistan The Operational Service Medal Afghanistan is issued to soldiers who have served in Afghanistan, or in support of Op VERITAS, after September 11 2001.

Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal The Golden Jubilee Medal was issued to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 50th anniversary on the throne. Approximately 366, 000 medals were issued to the Armed Forces, the police, fire and ambulance services, RNLI and mountain rescue services.
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The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories. It takes precedence over all other orders, decorations and medals. It may be awarded to a person of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. In the United Kingdom, it is usually presented to the recipient or their next of kin, by the British monarch during an investiture held at Buckingham Palace. In those Commonwealth countries where the British monarch is the head of state, the Governor-General usually fulfils the same function. It is the joint highest award for bravery in the United Kingdom with the George Cross, which is the equivalent honour for valour not in the face of the enemy.[2] However, the VC is higher in the order of wear and would be worn first by an individual who had been awarded both decorations (which has not so far occurred).[3]

Military Cross The award was created in 1914 for commissioned officers of the substantive rank of Captain or below and for Warrant Officers. In 1931, the award was extended to Majors and also to members of the Royal Air Force for actions on the ground. Since the 1993 review of the honours system, as part of the drive to remove distinctions of rank in awards for bravery, the Military Medal, formerly the third level decoration for other ranks, has been discontinued. The MC now serves as the third level award for gallantry on land for all ranks of the British Armed Forces.

The Military Medal (MM) The Military Medal (MM) was (until 1993) a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The medal was established on 25 March 1916. It was the other ranks' equivalent to the Military Cross, which was awarded to commissioned officers and Warrant Officers (although WOs could also be awarded the MM), although it took precedence below that decoration as well as the Distinguished Conduct Medal, also awarded to non-commissioned members of the Army. Recipients of the Military Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "MM". In 1993, the Military Medal was discontinued, and since then the Military Cross has been awarded to personnel of all ranks.
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