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The General Service Medal (1918-1962), often known as the GSM, was a military service medal of the United Kingdom established to recognise service in minor army and air force operations for which no other specific campaign medal was instituted. While this description is specific to the UK, many Commonwealth countries, including Australia, have their own versions of a General Service Medal with similar criteria.
Eligibility
The GSM was awarded to personnel of the armed forces and other qualifying organisations who participated in specified military campaigns during the time frame of 1918 to 1962. Each campaign was recognised by a distinct clasp to the medal ribbon, indicating the particular operation for which the medal was awarded.
Clasps
The following clasps were awarded for the GSM 1918-62:
Design
The GSM (1918-1962) typically featured the effigy of the reigning monarch at the time of issue on the obverse. The reverse bears a standing figure of Victory, holding a trident and a wreath. Before Victory is a winged sun above a sword with the tip pointing downwards.
Ribbon
The ribbon was often purple with a green central stripe, but variations existed depending on the specific issue and period.
SPECIFICATIONS:Every replica medal can be supplied loose or mounted ready to wear. Here's how the options differ, so you can choose the right one.
The medals are fixed to a stiff backing board so they sit flat and stay in line while worn. It's the neatest presentation, and serving members of the Australian Defence Force are required to wear their medals court mounted.
Each medal hangs freely from its ribbon below a top bar. This was the usual style from the Boer War through to World War II, and there are no fixed rules about who can wear it.
Just the ribbons, mounted in order of precedence on a small bar. Ribbon bars are worn on uniform day to day, when full medals would be impractical.
The medal and ribbon come as separate parts, ready for you or your mounter to assemble. Full size medals come with 30cm of ribbon and miniatures with 15cm.
Miniatures are mounted the same way at a smaller scale. They're worn at evening and formal events, generally anything after 6pm such as dinners, where full size medals would be impractical.
Every style comes with a traditional pin or a magnetic fitting. Magnetic mounts hold firmly without putting holes in your jacket or uniform, and are easier to put on and take off, which helps anyone with limited dexterity.
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Ribbon is sold by the centimetre. Choose the length you need:
