General Service Medal (2008)

For other uses, see General Service Medal (disambiguation).

General Service Medal (2008)
Obverse of the medal
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	British forces.
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Campaign	Minor campaigns 2008–present
Description	Silver disk, 36 mm diameter.
Clasps	Southern Asia Arabian Peninsula Northern Africa Western Africa East Africa
Statistics
Established	2015
First awarded	12 June 2016
Related	General Service Medal (1918) General Service Medal (1962)
Service ribbon of the medal

The General Service Medal (GSM 08), was introduced in 2015 to recognize specified operations, not qualifying for another campaign medal. The medal was first awarded in 2016 for service in operations since January 2008. Like its predecessor medal the General Service Medal (1962), operations will be denoted by clasps which indicate the geographic area of operations and not a specific operation. The first awards of the medal were made by Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon at a ceremony on 12 June 2016.

Appearance

The GSM 08 is a circular silver medal. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Elizabeth II. The reverse bears a design featuring a figure of Britannia holding a trident standing ahead of a lion, symbolising Britain. The whole is encircled by an oak leaf wreath similar to the designs of previous GSM medals.^[1]

Clasps

The claps for the medal are named based on the geographic region of operations and not for specific named operations.^[2] The clasps for this medal and their qualifying periods of service are as follows:^[3]^[4]

Southern Asia

Operation VERDITER (LEEWAY) 1 January 2008–6 May 2015 EOD Short Term Training Team ^[5]

Arabian Peninsula

Operation QUANTAM 1 January 2009–21 May 2012
Operation ICENI 1 June 2012–2 December 2013

Northern Africa

Operation DEFERENCE 21 February–22 March 2011
Operation VOCATE 11 November 2011–present

Western Africa

Operation NEWCOMBE 13 January–22 May 2013

Eastern Africa

Operation PRESIDIUM 10 February 2010–present
Operation MODEST 24 January 2013–present (Somalia)^[6]
Operation BACKWELL 20 April 2012–present (African Union Mission to Somalia)^[7]

References

↑ "Armed Forces personnel from Plymouth among first to receive new medals". Plymouth Herald. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
↑ "Defence Secretary awards new medal to 46 troops.". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
↑ "UK Armed Forces Deaths: Operational deaths post World War II 3 September 1945 to 17 February 2016" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 31 March 2016. p. 16. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
↑ "JSP 761: Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. October 2016. p. 8A-4. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
↑ "MINUTES OF THE 122nd MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, HELD IN 034 MEETING ROOM 16, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUILDING, LONDON, ON WEDNESDAY 21st JANUARY 2015" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Association. 24 February 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "Naval officers honoured for role in Somalia". Royal Navy. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
↑ "THE BLYTHE SAPPERS MINUTES OF THE 18TH ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY 29th MAY 2013" (PDF). THE BLYTHE SAPPERS. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

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 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Africa Service Medal India Service Medal New Zealand War Service Medal Australia Service Medal

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) General Service Medal (2008) (2015)

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