Naval General Service Medal (1915)

Naval General Service Medal (1915)
Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of medal and ribbon (bottom).
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	Naval and Marine forces
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Campaign	Minor campaigns 1915–62.
Description	Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
Clasps	17
Statistics
Established	6 August 1915
Last awarded	23 January 2014
Related	General Service Medal (1918), General Service Medal (1962)
Ribbon Ribbon with oak leaf for Mentioned in Despatches (1920 onwards)

The Naval General Service Medal (1915 NGSM) was instituted in 1915 to recognise service by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in minor campaigns that would otherwise not earn a specific campaign medal. The Army/Air Force equivalent was the General Service Medal (1918). Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962.

Clasps

PERSIAN GULF 1909–14 – for operations against pirates, gun-runners and slavers.
IRAQ 1919–20 – for river gunboat service during the Arab Rebellion.
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 1945-6 – for operations in Java, Sumatra and French Indochina.
MINESWEEPING 1945–51 – for 6 months' minesweeping in specified areas.
PALESTINE 1945–48 – for service during further 'troubles.'
MALAYA – for service in the Malaya and Singapore in the period during the state of emergency
YANGTZE 1949 – for the attack on HMS Amethyst and other vessels by Communist Chinese forces.
BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE 1945–46 – for operations in specified areas.
BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE 1945–53 – for operations in specified areas.
BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE MEDITERRANEAN – for operations in the Mediterranean (mostly Valletta harbour)
CANAL ZONE – for service in the Suez Canal Zone between October 1951 and October 1954. (Authorised 2003)
CYPRUS – for EOKA operations, 1955–59.
NEAR EAST – for operations on the Suez Canal, 1956.
ARABIAN PENINSULAR – 1957–60 – for service against dissidents and cross-border raids
BRUNEI – for service in Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak, December 1962.

Description

The medal is silver, 36mm in diameter. The obverse bears the image of three successive Sovereigns, King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.
The reverse shows a mounted figure of Brittania in a chariot pulled by two sea-horses.
The ribbon is crimson-coloured with three white stripes.

Obverse variations

King George V (1915–1936)
King George VI (1st type) INDIAE IMP (1936–1949)
Queen Elizabeth II (2nd type) DEI GRATIA (1953–1962)

References

British campaign medals

19th Century	Naval General Service Medal (1793–1814) Naval Gold Medal (1793–1840) Military General Service Medal (1793–1814) Army of India Medal (1803–26) Army Gold Cross (1806–1814) Army Gold Medal (1806–1814) Waterloo Medal (1815) South Africa Medal of 1854 (1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3) Ghuznee Medal (1839) First China War Medal (1839–42) Jellalabad Medals (1841–2) Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal (1842) Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie (1842) Scinde Medal (1843) Gwalior Star (1843) Sutlej Medal (1845–6) New Zealand Medal (1845–7, 1860–6) Punjab Medal (1848–9) India General Service Medal of 1854 (1852–95) Crimean War Medal (1854–6) Baltic Medal (1854–5) Second China War Medal (1856–60) Indian Mutiny Medal (1857–8) Canada General Service Medal (1866–70) Abyssinian War Medal (1867–8) Ashantee Medal (1873–4) South Africa Medal of 1880 (1877–9) Afghanistan Medal (1878–80) Kabul to Kandahar Star (1880) Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal (1880-1, 1896–7) Egypt Medal (1882–9) North West Canada Medal (1885) East and West Africa Medal (1887–1900) British South Africa Company Medal (1890–7) Central Africa Medal (1891–8) India Medal (1895–1902) Ashanti Star (1895–6) Queen's Sudan Medal (1896–8) East and Central Africa Medal (1897–9) Queen's South Africa Medal (1899–1902) Queen's Mediterranean Medal (1899–1902) Transport Medal (1899–1902) (for South Africa or China) China War Medal (1900) Ashanti Medal (1900)

20th Century Pre-First World War	King's South Africa Medal (1902) Africa General Service Medal (1902–56) Tibet Medal (1905) Natal Native Rebellion Medal (1906) India General Service Medal (1909)

First World War	1914 Star 1914–15 Star British War Medal Victory Medal (United Kingdom) Victory Medal (South Africa) Territorial War Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal

Inter World War	Naval General Service Medal (1915) General Service Medal (1918) India General Service Medal (1936)

Second World War	1939–1945 Star Atlantic Star Arctic Star Air Crew Europe Star Africa Star Pacific Star Burma Star Italy Star France and Germany Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 India Service Medal - 1939-1945

Post War	Korea Medal (1951) General Service Medal (1962) Rhodesia Medal (1980) South Atlantic Medal (1982) Gulf Medal (1992)

21st Century	OSM for Sierra Leone (2000) OSM for Afghanistan (2002) OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo (2003) Iraq Medal (2004) Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal (2004) Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) (2011) Ebola Medal (2015)

Australian Campaign Medals

Mahdist War	Egypt Medal (1882–89)

Second Boer War	Queen's South Africa Medal (1899–1902) • King's South Africa Medal (1902)

Boxer Rebellion	China War Medal (1900)

World War One	1914–15 Star • British War Medal • Victory Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal •

General Service	Naval General Service Medal (1915–62) • General Service Medal (1918–62)

World War Two	1939–1945 Star • Atlantic Star • Arctic Star • Air Crew Europe Star • Africa Star • Pacific Star • Burma Star • Italy Star • France and Germany Star • Defence Medal • War Medal • Australia Service Medal (1939–45)

1945–1975	Australian Active Service Medal (1945–75) • Korea Medal (1950–53) • United Nations Korea Medal (1950–53) • Australian General Service Medal Korea (1953–56) • General Service Medal (1962–1975) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal (1968–73) • Australian Service Medal (1945–75)

1975–2012	Australian Active Service Medal (1975–2012) • International Force East Timor Medal (1999–2000) • Afghanistan Medal (2001–14) • Iraq Medal (2003–13) • Australian Service Medal (1975–2012) • Rhodesia Medal (1979–80)

2012–	Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection (2012–) • Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian (2012–) • Australian Operational Service Medal – GMEO (2014–)

New Zealand campaign medals

19th century	New Zealand Medal

Second Boer War	Queen's South Africa Medal • King's South Africa Medal

World War One	1914–15 Star • British War Medal • Victory Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal •

World War Two	1939–1945 Star • Atlantic Star • Arctic Star • Air Crew Europe Star • Africa Star • Pacific Star • Burma Star • Italy Star • France and Germany Star • Defence Medal • War Medal • New Zealand War Service Medal (1939–45)

General Service	Naval General Service Medal (1915–62) • General Service Medal (1918–62) • General Service Medal (1962–2003) • New Zealand Operational Service Medal (1945–present)

Post-World War II	New Zealand Service Medal 1946–1949 (1946–49) • Korea Medal (1950–53) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Rhodesia Medal (1979-1980) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) (1956–1991) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) (1954–present) • East Timor Medal (1999–2006)

21st century	NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)(2000–2013) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Primary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Secondary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003) (2003–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste) (2006–2012) • NZGSM 2002 (Korea) (2001–present) NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy) (2009–present)

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