General Service Medal (GSM) 1918

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military medal
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:China
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:India
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:Siberia
gptkb:British_government
gptkb:Eastern_Front
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Western_Front
Balkans
Mediterranean
various conflicts
members of the military
all ranks
North West Frontier
service in various military campaigns
Middle_East
South_Russia
gptkbp:criteria minimum service period
service in specific operations
gptkbp:design a laurel wreath
medal with a circular shape
gptkbp:established 1918
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1918
1962
gptkbp:historicalContext post-World_War_I_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Service Medal (GSM) 1918
gptkbp:inscription For_Service_in_the_Great_War
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:The_Great_War_1914-1918
gptkbp:material silver
gptkbp:numberOfFigures over 200,000
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer GSM
gptkbp:predecessor Victory Medal
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:British_War_Medal
gptkbp:relatedTo British_military_history
gptkbp:ribbon dark blue with red edges
gptkbp:significance recognition of service
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:General_Service_Medal_(GSM)_1962
gptkbp:type campaign medal