Date
Instituted: 1915.
Campaign: Naval actions 1909-62.
Description: The obverse of this medal bears the head of the reigning
monarch while the reverse depicts Britannia riding two seahorses.
The suspender is plain and straight found either swivelling or fixed.
Metal: Silver.
Size: 36mm.
Clasps: 'PERSIAN GULF 1909-1914', 'IRAQ 1919-20', 'NW PERSIA 1919-20',
'PALESTINE 1936-39', 'SE ASIA 1945-46', 'MINESWEEPING 1945-51',
'PALESTINE 1945-48', 'MALAYA', 'YANGTZE 1949', 'BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE
1945-53', 'BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE 1945-46', 'BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE
MEDITERRANEAN', 'CYPRUS', 'NEAR EAST', 'ARABIAN PENINSULA' and 'BRUNEI'.
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Naming: Impressed
capital letters.
Comments: Awarded for minor naval actions and service for which a
separate medal is not issued this medal remained in service for
almost 50 years. The clasp 'BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE 1945-46' is
rare being issued to Australian naval personnel only. This medal
was replaced by the Campaign Service Medal in 1964. |
