Naval General Service Medal

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The Naval General Service Medal was a British campaign medal awarded retrospectively to Royal Navy personnel for participation in naval actions between 1793 and 1840.

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Naval General Service Medal canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British campaign medal
awardCriteria retrospective award on application
awardedBy Admiralty
linked to: The Admiralty

British government
linked to: UK government
awardedFor campaign service at sea
participation in specified naval actions
awardedPosthumously false
awardedToLivingClaimantsBetween 1848–1851
campaign First Anglo-Burmese War
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
War of 1812
operations against piracy
claspInscriptionType ship and action name
country United Kingdom
dateRangeOfActionsRecognised 1793–1840
designerOfObverse William Wyon
designerOfReverse William Wyon
eligibility Royal Marines
officers of the Royal Navy
ratings of the Royal Navy
surviving claimants only
firstActionDate 1793
hasClaspSystem true
historicalPeriod late 18th century to early 19th century
instituted 1847
lastActionDate 1840
material silver
maximumNumberOfClaspsObserved 15
medalCategory naval campaign medal
namingStyle impressed in Roman capitals on rim
notableClasp Copenhagen 1801
Nile
St Vincent
linked to: St. Vincent

Syria
Trafalgar
linked to: Battle of Trafalgar
obverseDesign effigy of Queen Victoria
obverseLegend VICTORIA REGINA
relatedMedal Military General Service Medal
reverseDesign Britannia seated on a seahorse
ribbonColour dark blue
ribbonWidth 1.25 inches
serviceBranch Royal Marines
Royal Navy
shape circular
status no longer awarded
suspensionType straight bar suspension
totalClaspsAuthorized 231

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Naval Gold Medal replacedBy Naval General Service Medal
Naval Gold Medal relatedTo Naval General Service Medal