Naval General Service Medal 1915-62

This medal was instituted in 1915 to recognise service by Naval and Marine personnel in minor campaigns that did not earn a specific campaign medal.

This medal was replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962.

Clasps:

N. W. PERSIA 1920 For service in the Naval Mission in the Caspian Sea.

PALESTINE 1936-39 For service during the ‘Troubles’.

S. E. ASIA 1945-46 For operations in Java, Sumatra and French Indo China.

PALESTINE 1945-48 For service during the further ‘Troubles’.

MALAYA For service in Malaya and Singapore during the state of emergency.

CANAL ZONE For service in the Suez Canal between October 1951 and October 1954

CYPRUS For service in EOKA operations 1955-1959.

NEAR EAST For operations in the Suez Canal 1956.