General Service Medal

Date: 1923
Campaign: Minor Campaigns 1918-62
Reciptent: S.A.C. M.J.D.Cheeseman R.A.F.
Services: Army and Royal Air Force
Medal Composite: Silver
Clasps: 17

  • S.Persia
  • Kurdistan
  • Iraq
  • N.W.Persia
  • Southern Desert Iraq
  • Northen Kurdistan
  • Palestine
  • S.E. Asia 1945-46
  • Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945-49
  • Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945-56
  • Palestine 1945-48
  • Malaya (George VI)
  • Malaya (Elizabeth II)
  • Cyprus
  • Near East
  • Arabian Peninsular
  • Brunei

Number Issued: Unknown


Notes : Awarded to many RAF and Army personnel for there involvement in campaigns that fell short of full scale war. The Reverse depicts Victory in a Greek helmet carrying a Trident, bestowing palms on a winged sword. The medal illustrated here shows the 'Cyprus' Clasp.