General Service Medal (1962)

The General Service Medal (1962 GSM, originally referred to as the Campaign Service Medal), is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom introduced in 1962 to replace both the General Service Medal (1918), as awarded to the Army and RAF, and the Naval General Service Medal (1915). The 1962 GSM was awarded until 2007, when it was replaced by the Operational Service Medal. In 2015 the General Service Medal (2008) was introduced.

For other uses, see General Service Medal (disambiguation).

General Service Medal (1962)
Obverse (left), reverse (right)
TypeCampaign medal
Awarded forCampaign service.
DescriptionSilver disk, 36 mm diameter.
Presented byUnited Kingdom and the Commonwealth
EligibilityBritish and Commonwealth forces.
Campaign(s)Minor campaigns 1962–2007
Clasps
  • Cyprus 1963-64
  • Borneo
  • Radfan
  • South Arabia
  • Malay Peninsula
  • South Vietnam
  • Northern Ireland
  • Dhofar
  • Lebanon
  • Mine Clearance, Gulf of Suez
  • Gulf
  • Kuwait
  • N. Iraq & S. Turkey
  • Air Operations Iraq
Established6 October 1964
Ribbon
Ribbon with bronze oak leaf for a mention in dispatches
RelatedNaval General Service Medal (1915),
General Service Medal (1918),
General Service Medal (2008)

The 1962 GSM was awarded for what were often arduous campaigns and well fought operations, evidenced by the casualties that were frequently sustained.

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