General Service Medal 1918
The General Service Medal 1918-62 was awarded to military personnel for numerous campaigns that have fallen short of full scale war.
There have been 6 obverses of the General Service Medal 1918-62 showing the various effigies of the reigning monarch of the time, ranging from King George V for the first issue through to Queen Elizabeth II for the last.
The ribbon is purple with a central green stripe and 32mm in width.
The reverse shows the winged figure of Victory with a trident in the left hand, placing a wreath on the emblem of the Army and the Royal Air Force.
There have been a total of 13 clasps issued for this medal:
S Persia
Kurdistan
Iraq
NW Persia
Southern Desert Iraq
Northern Kurdistan
Palestine
S.E. Asia 1945-46
Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945-49
Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945-56
Arabian Peninsular
Brunei