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GREAT BRITAIN: George VI, 1936-1952, AR medal. EF

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GREAT BRITAIN: George VI, 1936-1952, AR medal. EF
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This item SOLD at 2018 Jan 19 @ 11:37UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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GREAT BRITAIN: George VI, 1936-1952, AR medal, General Service Medal, crowned head of King George VI, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX ET INDIAE around // standing winged figure of Victory in a Corinthian helmet and carrying a trident, bestowing a wreath on the emblems of the Army (the sword) and the RAF (the wings), MALAYA clasp, with new ribbon, awarded to 211633 Rifleman Partap Ale, 10th Gurkha Rifles, EF, ex Ajit Singh Collection. 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. Prior to 1947, service by units of the Indian Army also qualified. The GSM was equivalent to the 1915 Naval General Service Medal. Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962. Eighteen clasps have been approved for the 1918 GSM. These clasps consist of small metal bars into which the name of the relevant campaign or theatre of operations was moulded. The clasps were then attached to the medal's suspension bar. The 1918 GSM was never awarded without a clasp. MALAYA: For service in Malaya and Singapore against communist guerrilla forces. The qualifying dates for service were between 16 June 1948 and 31 July 1960. For the Colony of Singapore, the date period was between 16 June 1948 to 31 January 1959.