Official Miniature General Service Medal - Northern Ireland Clasp + Ribbon GSM
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100% UK Manufactured
This Medal is an Official product that is 100% made in the UK, Die Struck and Medal Office Approved
This is the Official MoD approved General Service Medal (1962) Miniature Medal with Northern Ireland Clasp
This Medal is an Official product that is 100% made in the UK and Manufacturered in Birmingham
The following people are eligible for The General Service Medal (1962) with Northern Ireland Clasp :
Medal
Silver and circular in shape. The obverse of the medal shows the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, while the reverse bears the image of an oak wreath surrounding the words 'For Campaign Service'.
Clasp
Qualifying criteria
Awarded for 30 days accumulated service in Northern Ireland from 14 August 1969 to a date to be decided.
Ribbon
A wide central purple stripe flanked by narrow green stripes.
About the GSM 1962
Until 1962, separate General Service Medals had been issued to Naval personnel (the Naval GSM 1915) and Army and RAF personnel (the GSM 1918). The GSM 1962 was instituted in 1962 to replace these medals and was awarded to personnel of all services for campaigns and operations that fell short of full-scale war.
Since its inception, it has been awarded for 13 such campaigns: 'Borneo', 'Radfan', 'South Arabia', 'Malay Peninsula', 'South Vietnam', 'Northern Ireland', 'Dhofar', 'Lebanon', 'Mine Clearance Gulf of Suez', 'Gulf', 'Kuwait', 'N. Iraq & S. Turkey' and 'Air Operations Iraq'.
