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808:
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1185:
1120:
1016:
162:
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1387:
1042:
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1517:
1925:
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1172:
951:
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912:
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The clasps for the medal are named based on the geographic region of operations and not for specific named operations. Further operations deemed sufficient to warrant the award of the medal will see the addition of more clasps. Service in subsequent qualifying operations is reflected by additional
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215:, operations will be denoted by clasps indicating the geographic area of operations, rather than a specific operation. The first awards of the medal were made by
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personnel to recognise specified operations since
January 2008, not qualifying for another campaign medal. Unlike its predecessor, the
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850:
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1071:
268:, as are the colours of the 32 mm (1.26 in) wide ribbon, which is dark green with a purple stripe towards each edge.
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17:
354:
African Union
Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Mission Support Team (MST); formerly included in Op BACKWELL (24-Apr-12 to present).
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660:
1876:
556:"Minutes of the 122nd Meeting of the Management Committee of the Royal Engineers Association, 21st January 2015, Annex B."
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1343:
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1045:
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Somali
National Army (SNA) Training and Advisory Team (STAT); formerly included in Op BACKWELL (24-Apr-12 to present).
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479:
1964:
1640:
653:
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1414:
1227:
1097:
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722:
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1304:
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506:"UK Armed Forces Deaths: Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 17 February 2016"
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676:
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European Union
Training Mission-Somalia (EUTM-S); formally Op MODEST (24-Jan-13 to 01-Feb-20).
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holding a trident standing ahead of a lion, symbolising
Britain, with, below, the inscription
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The specific criteria for the award of the Global
Operations clasp have not been released
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42:
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629:"Hundreds of Royal Navy submariners awarded medal for their part in global missions"
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1378:
1300:
989:
709:
410:
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1145:
607:"Award for Royal Navy sailors who defied missile threat to protect merchant ships"
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1210:
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Government
Provided Personnel to UN; formerly Op PRAISER (16-Dec-14 to present).
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The GSM 08 is a circular silver medal, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter.
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106:
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United
Nations Support Team (UNST); formerly Op CATAN (03-Mar-16 to present).
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200:
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1028:
781:
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Comprehensive
Approach to Security (CAS) Strand 2A; formerly Op PRESIDIUM.
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1532:
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1317:
1184:
1162:
1119:
1084:
1015:
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1757:
1504:
1386:
1041:
898:
289:
Operation VERDITER (LEEWAY) (Pakistan), 1 January 2008–6 May 2015
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1580:
1552:
1528:
196:
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1236:
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The clasps and their qualifying periods of service are as follows:
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794:
1564:
1171:
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911:
885:
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Operation VOCATE (Libya) & (UK), 11 November 2011–present
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1158:
1080:
581:"Campaign medal recognition for personnel deployed to West Africa"
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409:
Awarded to Royal Navy and Royal
Marines personnel serving aboard
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1719:
316:
Operation DEFERENCE (Libya), 21 February–22 March 2011
561:. Royal Engineers Association. 24 February 2016. p. 1
335:
Operation NEWCOMBE (Mali), 28 February 2018–present
208:
260:
The suspension bar is the same design as those of the
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Operation QUANTAM, 1 January 2009–21 May 2012
306:Operation ICENI, 1 June 2012–2 December 2013
536:. Ministry of Defence. October 2016. p. 8A-4
531:"JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces"
480:"Defence Secretary awards new medal to 46 troops"
453:"Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility"
258:, with the whole encircled by an oak leaf wreath.
250:The reverse bears a design featuring a figure of
1956:
511:. Ministry of Defence. 31 March 2016. p. 16
416:during escort missions through the Gulf of Aden
348:Headquarters Op TANGHAM (01-Nov-13 to present)
661:
195:(GSM 08) was introduced in 2015 for award to
675:
392:outside individual conflicts (2008 onwards)
668:
654:
378:Task Force 50, October–November 2016
277:clasps added to the existing GSM medal.
851:Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie
474:
472:
470:
447:
445:
443:
441:
1072:Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal
345:Operation TANGHAM (Somalia) including:
1957:
246:ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF
18:General Service Medal (disambiguation)
649:
621:
467:
438:
1877:Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)
1838:OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo
332:(Mali), 13 January–22 May 2013
13:
1486:India General Service Medal (1936)
1462:Naval General Service Medal (1915)
1344:India General Service Medal (1909)
1137:British South Africa Company Medal
455:. Ministry of Defence Medal Office
101:Minor campaigns 2008–present
14:
1976:
1864:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
74:Silver disk, 36 mm diameter.
1936:
1923:
1910:
1897:
1884:
1871:
1858:
1845:
1832:
1819:
1806:
1782:
1769:
1756:
1744:
1731:
1718:
1695:
1683:
1671:
1659:
1647:
1641:Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
1635:
1623:
1611:
1599:
1587:
1575:
1563:
1551:
1539:
1527:
1515:
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1480:
1468:
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1338:
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1312:
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47:Obverse and reverse of the medal
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36:
1701:Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
760:Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal
419:
222:at a ceremony on 12 June 2016.
1415:Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
838:Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal
723:Military General Service Medal
631:. Forces News. 27 October 2023
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573:
548:
523:
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217:Secretary of State for Defence
1:
1677:New Zealand War Service Medal
1202:East and Central Africa Medal
432:
225:
1903:General Service Medal (2008)
1750:General Service Medal (1962)
1474:General Service Medal (1918)
1427:Victory Medal (South Africa)
1331:Natal Native Rebellion Medal
1305:Africa General Service Medal
994:Canada General Service Medal
609:. Royal Navy. 19 August 2018
213:General Service Medal (1962)
184:General Service Medal (1962)
180:General Service Medal (1918)
31:General Service Medal (2008)
7:
1403:Mercantile Marine War Medal
1228:Queen's Mediterranean Medal
929:India General Service Medal
697:Naval General Service Medal
166:Service ribbon of the medal
10:
1981:
1215:Queen's South Africa Medal
1124:East and West Africa Medal
193:General Service Medal 2008
15:
1798:
1710:
1495:
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1353:
1292:King's South Africa Medal
1276:
1098:Royal Niger Company Medal
733:
683:
388:Operations undertaken by
271:
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159:
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147:
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105:
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52:
35:
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1916:OSM for Iraq & Syria
788:(1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3)
396:
293:Short Term Training Team
1965:British campaign medals
1689:Australia Service Medal
1605:France and Germany Star
1111:North West Canada Medal
677:British campaign medals
244:, with the inscription
1254:China War Medal (1900)
1059:Kabul to Kandahar Star
981:Second China War Medal
1439:Territorial War Medal
812:First China War Medal
486:. Ministry of Defence
1812:OSM for Sierra Leone
1775:South Atlantic Medal
1653:Africa Service Medal
1545:Air Crew Europe Star
1150:Central Africa Medal
1007:Abyssinian War Medal
256:FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICE
16:For other uses, see
1942:Wider Service Medal
1825:OSM for Afghanistan
1665:India Service Medal
1629:War Medal 1939–1945
1279:pre-First World War
1189:Queen's Sudan Medal
968:Indian Mutiny Medal
747:Army of India Medal
1929:Humanitarian Medal
1737:Nuclear Test Medal
1033:South Africa Medal
786:South Africa Medal
330:Operation NEWCOMBE
1952:
1951:
1391:British War Medal
1046:Afghanistan Medal
955:Crimean War Medal
903:New Zealand Medal
825:Jellalabad Medals
383:Global Operations
298:Arabian Peninsula
262:GSM 1918–62
257:
247:
238:Ian Rank-Broadley
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132:Global Operations
117:Arabian Peninsula
66:Campaign service.
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1354:First World War
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1324:
1311:
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1241:Transport Medal
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120:Northern Africa
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1020:Ashantee Medal
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1521:Atlantic Star
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