Colonial Service Medal

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medal
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Colonial_Office
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:British_monarch
yes
civil servants
expeditionary forces
members_of_the_Colonial_Service
service_in_the_British_colonies
gptkbp:collection military museums
gptkbp:colors silver
gptkbp:conservationEfforts military heritage organizations
gptkbp:criteria minimum of 5 years service
service in specific territories
gptkbp:culturalSignificance British_colonial_legacy
gptkbp:currentStatus historical artifact
gptkbp:depictedIn British_military_history_exhibits
gptkbp:design crowned effigy of the monarch
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Sir_Edward_Poynter
gptkbp:discontinued 1955
gptkbp:established 1902
gptkbp:exhibits military history exhibitions
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1902
1955
gptkbp:historicalContext post-Victorian_era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of colonial service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colonial Service Medal
gptkbp:impact reflects colonial attitudes
gptkbp:inscription For_Service_in_the_Colonies
gptkbp:isEngagedIn map_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:legacy reminder of colonial past
gptkbp:material silver
gptkbp:notableEvent decolonization movements
gptkbp:notableFeature British_colonial_administrators
gptkbp:numberOfStudents over 10,000
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:East_and_West_Africa_Medal
gptkbp:publicPerception controversial due to colonialism
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Africa_General_Service_Medal
books on colonial history
gptkbp:relatedTo British_colonial_history
gptkbp:researchInterest military historians
gptkbp:ribbon dark blue with white stripes
gptkbp:sacraments presentation ceremony
gptkbp:size 38mm in diameter
gptkbp:successor General Service Medal
gptkbp:suspension ring
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:British_imperialism
gptkbp:territory various_British_colonies
gptkbp:type campaign medal