Military General Service Medal
The Military General Service Medal (MGSM) was a campaign medal approved in 1847, for issue to officers and men of the British Army. The MGSM was approved on 1 June 1847 as a retrospective award for various military actions from 1793–1814; a period encompassing the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Anglo-American War of 1812. Each battle or action covered by the medal was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; twenty-nine were sanctioned and the maximum awarded to one man was fifteen. The medal was never issued without a clasp.
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Military General Service Medal
The Military General Service Medal (MGSM) was a campaign medal approved in 1847, for issue to officers and men of the British Army. The MGSM was approved on 1 June 1847 as a retrospective award for various military actions from 1793–1814; a period encompassing the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Anglo-American War of 1812. Each battle or action covered by the medal was represented by a clasp on the ribbon; twenty-nine were sanctioned and the maximum awarded to one man was fifteen. The medal was never issued without a clasp.
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Medal Służby Ogólnej Wojskowej ...... kich ustanowionym w roku 1847.
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The Military General Service M ...... rred to as the "silver medal".
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French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793–1814, Anglo-American War of 1812.
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Obverse and reverse of the medal. Ribbon: 31mm, crimson edged with dark blue.
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Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
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1847-06-01
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Campaign service.
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Military General Service Medal
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Medal Służby Ogólnej Wojskowej ...... kich ustanowionym w roku 1847.
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The Military General Service M ...... never issued without a clasp.
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Medal Służby Ogólnej Wojskowej
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Military General Service Medal
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