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Written question asked by Lord Harper (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 3 May 2006. It was answered by Lord Touhig (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 May 2006 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Military Medals

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what military medals have been issued by the Government since 8 May 1945 for which eligibility may still be claimed; and (a) on what date and (b) for what they were issued.
Answer

There have been 51 campaign related military medals issued by the British Government since 8 May 1945 that can still be claimed. A detailed list is shown in the following tables.

World war II
Medal From To
1939 to 1945 Star 3 September 1939 2 September 1945
Atlantic Star 3 September 1939 8 May 1945
Air Crew Europe Star 3 September 1939 5 June 1944
Africa Star 10 June 1940 12 May 1943
Pacific Star 8 December 1941 2 September 1945
Burma Star 11 December 1941 2 September 1945
Italy Star 11 June 1943 8 May 1945
France and Germany Star 6 June 1944 8 May 1945
Defence Medal 3 September 1939 2 September 1945
War Medal 1939 to 1945 3 September 1939 2 September 1945
India Service Medal 1939 to 1945 3 September 1939 2 September 1945
General Service Medal (GSM) 1918 to 1962 awarded since world war II
Medal From To
South East Asia 1945–46 3 September 1945 30 November 1946
Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945–1949 3 September 1945 31 December 1949
Minesweeping (Naval GSM) 3 September 1945 30 September 1951
Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945–1956 3 September 1945 10 November 1956
Palestine 1945–1948 27 September 1945 30 June 1948
Malaya 16 June 1948 31 July 1960
Yangste (Naval GSM) 20 April 1949 20 April 1949
HMS Consort (Naval GSM) 20 April 1949 21 April 1949
HMS London (Naval GSM) 21 April 1949 21 April 1949
HMS Black Swan (Naval GSM) 21 April 1949 21 April 1949
HMS Amethyst (Naval GSM) 21 April 1949 21 April 1949
Canal Zone 16 October 1951 19 October 1954
Africa GSM with Clasp Kenya 21 October 1952 17 November 1956
Bomb and Mine Clearance Mediterranean Clasp 1955–1960 1 January 1955 31 December 1960
Cyprus 1 April 1955 18 April 1959
Near East 31 October 1956 22 December 1956
Arabian Peninsula 1 January 1957 30 June 1960
Brunei 8 December 1962 23 December 1962
General Service Medal 1962 awarded
Medal From To
Borneo 24 December 1962 11 August 1966
Radfan 25 April 1964 31 July 1964
South Arabia 1 August 1964 30 November 1967
Malay Peninsula 17 August 1964 11 August 1966
South Vietnam 24 December 1962 29 May 1964
Northern Ireland 14 August 1969 Ongoing
Dhofar 1 October 1969 3 September 1976
Lebanon 7 February 1983 9 March 1984
Mine Clearance (Gulf of Suez) 15 August 1984 15 October 1984
Gulf 17 November 1986 28 February 1989
Kuwait 8 March 1991 30 September 1991
Northern Iraq/Southern Turkey 6 April 1991 17 July 1991
Air Operations Iraq RESINATE South 16 July 1991 18 March 2003
Air Operations Iraq RESINATE North 16 July 1991 30 April 2003
Medals for individual campaigns or operations
Medal From To
Korea Medal 2 July 1950 27 July 1953
Rhodesia Medal 1 December 1979 20 March 1980
South Atlantic Medal 2 April 1982 12 July 1982
Gulf Medal 2 August 1990 7 March 1991
Iraq Medal 20 January 2003 Ongoing
Operational Service Medal with ribbon from 1 January 2000
Medal From To
Sierra Leone 5 May 2000 31 July 2002
Afghanistan (Op Veritas) 11 September 2001 Ongoing
Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
Medal From To
Accumulated Campaign Service Medal 14 August 1969 Ongoing

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
67502; 445 c1576-7W;445 c1576-7W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Medals Military decorations
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk