GREAT BRITAIN MALAYA SILVER WWII QEII 1918 - 1962 BRITISH General Service MEDAL

GREAT BRITAIN MALAYA SILVER WWII QEII 1918 - 1962 BRITISH General Service MEDAL

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GREAT BRITAIN MALAYA SILVER WWII QEII 1918 - 1962 MEDAL


The General Service Medal (1918 GSM) was instituted to recognise service in minor Army and Royal Air Force operations for which no separate medal was intended. Local forces, including police, qualified for many of the clasps, as could units of the Indian Army prior to 1947.[1]

The GSM was equivalent to the 1915 Naval General Service Medal. Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962.

The 1918 GSM is a circular silver medal, 36 mm (1.4 in) in diameter, with following design:[1]

  • The obverse shows the crowned effigy of the reigning monarch with an appropriate inscription.
  • The reverse bears the standing winged figure of Victory in a Corinthian helmet and carrying a trident, bestowing a wreath on the emblems of the Army (the sword) and the RAF (the wings). It was designed by E Carter Preston.
  • The 32 mm (1.3 in) wide ribbon has three equal stripes of purple, dark green and purple.
  • The service number, rank, name and regiment or corps of the recipient are impressed on the rim of the medal in small block capitals.