| General Service Medal (1918) | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Description | Silver disc, 36 mm diameter. |
| Presented by | United Kingdom |
| Eligibility | British Army and Royal Air Force. |
| Campaign(s) | Minor campaigns 1918–62. |
| Clasps | 18 |
| Established | 19 January 1923 |
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| Related | Naval General Service Medal (1915), General Service Medal (1962) |
The General Service Medal (1918 GSM) was instituted to recognise service in minor Army and Royal Air Force operations for which no separate medal was intended. Local forces, including police, qualified for many of the clasps, as could units of the Indian Army prior to 1947.[1]
The GSM was equivalent to the 1915 Naval General Service Medal. Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962.
- ^ Edward C. Joslin; Andrew R. Litherland; Lawrence L. Gordon; Brian T. Simpkin, eds. (1988). British Battles and Medals (5th ed.). London: Spink Son Ltd. pp. 238–243. ISBN 978-0-907605-25-6. OCLC 24502605.