Korea Medal

The Korea Medal is also known as the Queen’s Korea Medal to distinguish it from the United Nations Medal. This medal was awarded to British and Commonwealth forces for one days service in Korea, or twenty eight days offshore, between the 1st July 1950 and the 27th July 1953.

Clasps: None

Note: A single bronze Oak Leaf is worn on the ribbon to denote a “Mention in Despatches”.

South Atlantic Medal

Awarded to British Military Personnel and Merchant Seafarers for service in the Falklands War of 1982.

To be awarded the medal with the additional rosette, the recipient would have been required to do one days service within 35 degrees and 60 degrees South latitude, or to do at least one operational sortie South of Ascension Island, between the 2nd April and the 14th June 1982.

The medal without the rosette was awarded for thirty days continuous service or accumulated service between 7 degrees and 60 degrees South latitude, between the 2nd April and the 14th June 1982 (completing no later than the 12th July 1982).

Clasps: None, rosette instead.

Gulf Medal

This medal was approved in 1992 for issue to British Forces who served in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Granby (the liberation of Kuwait) in 1990-91.

The medal alone was issued to personnel for thirty days continuous service in the Middle East (in a defined area of Operations, including Cyprus), between the 2nd August 1990 and the 7th March 1991.

Clasps: 16th JAN to 28th FEB 1991 for those who took part in Operations to liberate Kuwait. Awarded for seven days continuous service between these dates in the designated theatre of Operations. This clasp signifies service during the actual war.

Note: A rosette is worn on the medal ribbon to denote the award of the clasp.

Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone

This medal has been issued since 2000 by the MOD for service in any of the five operations in Sierra Leone, or the joint Operational Area which included Senegal, Gibraltar and offshore support ships (RFA).

The medal was awarded for either 14, 21, 30 or 45 days continuous service required between certain specified dates on either Operation Palliser, Basilica or Silkman. Also awarded to those deployed on Operation Maidenly or Operation Barras on specified dates ranging from 1999 to 2002.

Clasps: None issued, though a rosette is worn on the medal itself for Operational Service within Sierra Leone. A smaller rosette is worn when the medal ribbon alone is worn.

Operational Service medal for Democratic Republic of Congo

This is a campaign medal that was awarded to British Military personnel who were serving with the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the associated European Union Force deployment since about 2000.

The medal with clasp is awarded for 25 days continuous service in the Ituri province between the 14th June and the 10th September 2003.

Clasp: DROC this clasp is awarded with every medal, a silver rosette denotes the clasp on the ribbon.

Iraq Medal

The Iraq Medal is a campaign medal issued to members of the British Armed Forces who have served on or in support of Operation Telic.

The medal, which was authorised on the 23rd February 2004, is awarded in recognition of meeting the qualifying period of service within the defined Operational area.

The Operational area is split into two zones:

Zone 1 (Iraq and Kuwait), Zone 2 (elsewhere within the Gulf Region).

The medal with the clasp 19 March to 28 April 2000, was awarded to those who participated in combat operations in Kuwait; those who served before the invasion, or who have served in its aftermath are awarded the medal alone.

The medal without the clasp is awarded to;

1) Those based in zone 2 who performed 30 days continuous service between the 20th January and the 28th April 2003.

Clasps: None

Note: Service that is terminated by death, wounds or disability due to service, or the award of a military decoration (MID or higher), immediately qualified for the award of the medal, regardless of length of service.