Date
Instituted: 2004.
Campaign: Iraq War 2003 and subsequent operations.
Description: The obverse bears the
crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II and the legend ‘ELIZABETH II
DEI GRATIA REGINA FID.DEF’. The reverse has the symbol of
Lamussu underneath which is the word 'IRAQ'. The suspender is plain
straight swivelling type common on EIIR awards.
Metal: Cupro-nickel.
Size: 36mm.
Clasps: ’19 MAR TO
28 APR 2003'.
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Naming: Laser engraved capital letters.
Comments: The Ministry of Defence announced on 23 February 2004 the
qualifying criteria for the campaign medal recognising service during
Operation Telic. The Iraq Medal marks service in, and in support
of, operations in Iraq from 20 January 2003, and can be awarded
to UK Armed Forces and civilian personnel, including embedded media,
and certain foreign nationals assigned to the operation.
Service
personnel and MOD civilians who died during their service in Kuwait
or Iraq automatically qualify for posthumous award of the medal.
Personnel who served on the operation between 19 March and 28 April
2003 may also qualify for a clasp, inscribed "19 MAR - 28 APR
2003" to be worn on the medal ribbon. The area of operations
has been divided into Zone One (Iraq and Kuwait) and Zone Two (elsewhere
in the Gulf region in support of the operation) for determining
eligibility.
The
qualifying periods of service are:
Campaign
Medal with Clasp "19 MAR - 28 APR 2003":
- Zone
One (Iraq and Kuwait)- 7 days continuous service during period
19 March 2003 to 28 April 2003
- Aircrew
based outside but flying two or more sorties into Zone One during
period 19 March 2003 to 28 April 2000.
Campaign Medal without Clasp:
- Personnel
in Zone One (Iraq) not completing 7 days service during period
19 March 2003 to 28 April 2003, but with 30 days continuous
service between 20 January 2003 and 24 March 2003, or 30 days
continuous service from 23 April 2003 to a date to be notified.
- Personnel
in Zone One (Kuwait) not completing 7 days service during period
19 March 2003 to 28 April 2003, but with 30 days continuous
service between 20 January 2003 and 24 March 2003, or 30 days
continuous service from 23 April 2003 to 10 August 2003.
- Personnel
with 30 days continuous service in Zone Two between 20 January
2003 and 28 April 2003.
- Aircrew
based outside both Zones One and Two but with 30 sorties flown
into the Zones at a rate of not more than one per day, during
the period 20 January 2003 to 28 April 2003.
- Aircrew
based outside of Iraq but flying 10 sorties into Iraq from 28
April 2003 to a date to be notifed, at a rate of not more than
one per day.
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