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Written question asked by Charles Walker (Conservative) on Friday, 15 October 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 October 2021. It was answered by Leo Docherty (Conservative) on Monday, 25 October 2021 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Reserve Forces: Medals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there is an appeals process for former service men and women, serving in the Territorial armed forces, who missed out on receiving the 2002 Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal as a result of being unable to produce a certificate of efficiency for one or more of the five qualifying years that fell immediately before the awarding of the medal.

Answer

The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal was awarded to all personnel who were in effective military service with the Volunteer Reserve Forces on 6 February 2002 and had completed five annual bounty earning training years, for which a certificate of efficiency would have been received, and who were properly enlisted on, or prior to, 7 February 1997. The annual bounty training year 2001/2002 was required to be one of the five years to count. The total of five annual bounty earning training years could be aggregated.

A former service person who believes that they may have been eligible to receive the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal is welcome to write to the Ministry of Defence to request a review of their circumstances. Medals enquiries may be made by post to: MOD Medal Office, Innsworth House, Imjin Barracks, Gloucester, GL3 1HW; or by e-mail to: dbs-medals@mod.gov.uk

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
56851
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Medals Reserve forces Golden Jubilee 2002
Link
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