43:
828:
516:
1620:
1457:
1433:
893:
854:
479:
1633:
1445:
1397:
1242:
1218:
1100:
685:
466:
453:
1087:
958:
154:
48:
1493:
1195:
1183:
1171:
1061:
750:
1159:
1506:
1230:
867:
1659:
984:
971:
906:
1123:
1048:
1409:
1361:
1301:
815:
789:
633:
620:
607:
594:
581:
542:
737:
529:
1010:
1568:
1531:
1421:
763:
568:
1581:
724:
503:
945:
880:
776:
1518:
1147:
802:
659:
1277:
1685:
1265:
997:
1313:
1289:
1594:
1373:
1349:
1337:
1022:
555:
1672:
1646:
1385:
1325:
1135:
932:
711:
698:
672:
646:
1544:
1074:
919:
841:
1607:
1480:
1698:
42:
1597:
213:
The recipient's name, rank and unit appear on the rim of the medal. A number of different impressed and engraved styles were used, reflecting that the medal was awarded over a long period of time.
227:
The medal was always awarded with a clasp, with 12 medals awarded with all three clasps. The number of clasps indicated below includes those that appear on multi-clasp medals.
427:
189:
between 1866 and 1871. The medal was initially issued in 1899 and had to be applied for. The application period was later extended to 1907, then to 1928.
91:
1571:
1584:
1675:
610:
1460:
831:
1734:
1649:
1448:
420:
215:
The 1.25 inches (32 mm) wide ribbon consists of three equal stripes of red, white and red. In 1943 the same ribbon was adopted for the
1636:
1739:
1245:
1221:
1103:
896:
805:
688:
456:
1724:
1623:
348:
326:
1729:
1400:
413:
1376:
1174:
597:
482:
987:
857:
1436:
974:
961:
827:
1662:
1509:
1233:
1186:
1090:
1064:
1051:
515:
1619:
1610:
1162:
892:
1456:
1432:
883:
47:
792:
545:
853:
297:
1388:
478:
1364:
870:
436:
1444:
1086:
1632:
1396:
1241:
1217:
1099:
1013:
948:
818:
740:
684:
571:
465:
452:
371:
1198:
662:
245:
957:
207:, while the reverse depicts the ensign of Canada surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves with the word
1534:
1412:
1304:
909:
766:
1194:
1182:
1170:
1060:
749:
153:
1701:
1658:
1424:
1158:
905:
727:
506:
298:
Journal of the Orders and Medals
Society of America. Volume 48, number 7. Aug-Sept 1997, pp 28-30.
255:
192:
With late applications, 17,623 medals were awarded, including 15,300 to members of
Canadian units.
1505:
1492:
1268:
1229:
1122:
866:
1688:
1496:
1408:
1300:
983:
970:
814:
632:
619:
606:
593:
580:
1047:
1360:
1150:
584:
344:
322:
17:
1138:
1420:
736:
528:
469:
182:
1009:
788:
541:
1567:
1530:
1000:
762:
567:
519:
1580:
723:
502:
1521:
1276:
944:
879:
779:
775:
532:
200:
106:
61:
1684:
1517:
1264:
1146:
801:
658:
1718:
1280:
1025:
558:
199:, is silver and has a plain straight swivel suspender. The obverse bears the head of
1312:
1288:
1348:
1336:
1328:
996:
935:
714:
701:
675:
649:
636:
623:
235:
216:
186:
178:
1671:
1645:
1384:
1134:
342:. p. 53. Published by The National Archives, Richmond, Surrey, England. 2006.
275:
1593:
1543:
1483:
1372:
1316:
1292:
1077:
1021:
922:
844:
554:
1324:
931:
710:
697:
671:
645:
1547:
1352:
1340:
1073:
918:
840:
1606:
1126:
405:
196:
1697:
1479:
372:"War Medals (1866-1918) - Canadian General Service Medal (1866-1870)"
174:
87:
409:
152:
396:, p 65. Published A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. 1956.
1558:
1470:
1255:
1208:
1113:
1036:
493:
443:
147:
139:
131:
105:
97:
83:
75:
67:
57:
35:
320:. pp. 146-149. Published Spink, London. 1988.
159:Ribbon: 32mm: Three equal stripes of red-white-red
254:For services related to the suppression of the
421:
8:
92:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
428:
414:
406:
32:
276:Canada: General Order (7) 1 January 1899.
611:Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie
311:
309:
307:
305:
832:Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal
268:
293:
291:
289:
287:
285:
283:
195:The medal, 1.4 inches (36 mm) in
366:
364:
362:
360:
358:
356:
7:
1637:Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)
1598:OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo
238:of 1866. 13,000 clasps were awarded.
173:was a campaign medal awarded by the
248:of 1870. 5,925 clasps were awarded.
1246:India General Service Medal (1936)
1222:Naval General Service Medal (1915)
1104:India General Service Medal (1909)
897:British South Africa Company Medal
25:
1624:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
185:forces for duties related to the
1696:
1683:
1670:
1657:
1644:
1631:
1618:
1605:
1592:
1579:
1566:
1542:
1529:
1516:
1504:
1491:
1478:
1455:
1443:
1431:
1419:
1407:
1401:Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
1395:
1383:
1371:
1359:
1347:
1335:
1323:
1311:
1299:
1287:
1275:
1263:
1240:
1228:
1216:
1193:
1181:
1169:
1157:
1145:
1133:
1121:
1098:
1085:
1072:
1059:
1046:
1020:
1008:
995:
982:
969:
956:
943:
930:
917:
904:
891:
878:
865:
852:
839:
826:
813:
800:
787:
774:
761:
748:
735:
722:
709:
696:
683:
670:
657:
644:
631:
618:
605:
592:
579:
566:
553:
540:
527:
514:
501:
477:
464:
451:
316:Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin.
46:
41:
1461:Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
520:Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal
340:Medals - The Researcher's Guide
1175:Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
598:Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal
483:Military General Service Medal
18:Canadian General Service Medal
1:
1735:1899 establishments in Canada
1437:New Zealand War Service Medal
962:East and Central Africa Medal
205:VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX
1663:General Service Medal (2008)
1510:General Service Medal (1962)
1234:General Service Medal (1918)
1187:Victory Medal (South Africa)
1091:Natal Native Rebellion Medal
1065:Africa General Service Medal
754:Canada General Service Medal
392:Captain H. Taprell Dorling,
244:For services related to the
234:For services related to the
171:Canada General Service Medal
101:Imperial and Canadian forces
52:Obverse and reverse of medal
36:Canada General Service Medal
1163:Mercantile Marine War Medal
988:Queen's Mediterranean Medal
689:India General Service Medal
457:Naval General Service Medal
1756:
1740:Awards established in 1899
975:Queen's South Africa Medal
884:East and West Africa Medal
318:British Battles and Medals
258:. 502 clasps were awarded.
1052:King's South Africa Medal
858:Royal Niger Company Medal
163:
151:
40:
1725:Canadian campaign medals
1676:OSM for Iraq & Syria
548:(1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3)
374:. Veteran Affairs Canada
1730:British campaign medals
1449:Australia Service Medal
1365:France and Germany Star
871:North West Canada Medal
437:British campaign medals
27:Canadian campaign medal
1014:China War Medal (1900)
819:Kabul to Kandahar Star
741:Second China War Medal
157:
79:Silver disk 36 mm wide
1199:Territorial War Medal
572:First China War Medal
156:
1572:OSM for Sierra Leone
1535:South Atlantic Medal
1413:Africa Service Medal
1305:Air Crew Europe Star
910:Central Africa Medal
767:Abyssinian War Medal
1702:Wider Service Medal
1585:OSM for Afghanistan
1425:India Service Medal
1389:War Medal 1939–1945
1039:pre-First World War
949:Queen's Sudan Medal
728:Indian Mutiny Medal
507:Army of India Medal
256:Red River Rebellion
177:Government to both
1689:Humanitarian Medal
1497:Nuclear Test Medal
793:South Africa Medal
546:South Africa Medal
394:Ribbons and Medals
158:
1712:
1711:
1151:British War Medal
806:Afghanistan Medal
715:Crimean War Medal
663:New Zealand Medal
585:Jellalabad Medals
338:William Spencer.
210:
206:
167:
166:
71:Campaign service.
16:(Redirected from
1747:
1705:
1700:
1692:
1687:
1679:
1674:
1666:
1661:
1653:
1648:
1640:
1635:
1627:
1622:
1614:
1609:
1601:
1596:
1588:
1583:
1575:
1570:
1551:
1546:
1538:
1533:
1525:
1520:
1512:
1508:
1500:
1495:
1487:
1482:
1463:
1459:
1451:
1447:
1439:
1435:
1427:
1423:
1415:
1411:
1403:
1399:
1391:
1387:
1379:
1375:
1367:
1363:
1355:
1351:
1343:
1339:
1331:
1327:
1319:
1315:
1307:
1303:
1295:
1291:
1283:
1279:
1271:
1267:
1256:Second World War
1248:
1244:
1236:
1232:
1224:
1220:
1201:
1197:
1189:
1185:
1177:
1173:
1165:
1161:
1153:
1149:
1141:
1137:
1129:
1125:
1106:
1102:
1094:
1089:
1081:
1076:
1068:
1063:
1055:
1050:
1029:
1024:
1016:
1012:
1004:
999:
991:
986:
978:
973:
965:
960:
952:
947:
939:
934:
926:
921:
913:
908:
900:
895:
887:
882:
874:
869:
861:
856:
848:
843:
835:
834:(1880-1, 1896–7)
830:
822:
817:
809:
804:
796:
791:
783:
778:
770:
765:
757:
752:
744:
739:
731:
726:
718:
713:
705:
700:
692:
687:
679:
674:
666:
665:(1845–7, 1860–6)
661:
653:
648:
640:
635:
627:
622:
614:
609:
601:
596:
588:
583:
575:
570:
562:
557:
549:
544:
536:
531:
523:
518:
510:
505:
486:
481:
473:
470:Naval Gold Medal
468:
460:
455:
430:
423:
416:
407:
397:
390:
384:
383:
381:
379:
368:
351:
343:
335:
329:
321:
313:
300:
295:
278:
273:
241:FENIAN RAID 1870
231:FENIAN RAID 1866
208:
204:
203:with the legend
119:FENIAN RAID 1870
114:FENIAN RAID 1866
50:
45:
33:
21:
1755:
1754:
1750:
1749:
1748:
1746:
1745:
1744:
1715:
1714:
1713:
1708:
1695:
1682:
1669:
1656:
1643:
1630:
1617:
1604:
1591:
1578:
1565:
1554:
1541:
1528:
1515:
1503:
1490:
1477:
1466:
1454:
1442:
1430:
1418:
1406:
1394:
1382:
1370:
1358:
1346:
1334:
1322:
1310:
1298:
1286:
1274:
1262:
1251:
1239:
1227:
1215:
1209:Inter World War
1204:
1192:
1180:
1168:
1156:
1144:
1132:
1120:
1114:First World War
1109:
1097:
1084:
1071:
1058:
1045:
1038:
1032:
1019:
1007:
1001:Transport Medal
994:
981:
968:
955:
942:
929:
916:
903:
890:
877:
864:
851:
838:
825:
812:
799:
786:
773:
760:
747:
734:
721:
708:
695:
682:
669:
656:
643:
630:
617:
604:
591:
578:
565:
552:
539:
526:
513:
500:
489:
476:
463:
450:
439:
434:
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391:
387:
377:
375:
370:
369:
354:
337:
336:
332:
315:
314:
303:
296:
281:
274:
270:
265:
225:
214:
212:
90:
53:
31:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1753:
1751:
1743:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1717:
1716:
1710:
1709:
1707:
1706:
1693:
1680:
1667:
1654:
1641:
1628:
1615:
1602:
1589:
1576:
1562:
1560:
1556:
1555:
1553:
1552:
1539:
1526:
1522:Rhodesia Medal
1513:
1501:
1488:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1452:
1440:
1428:
1416:
1404:
1392:
1380:
1368:
1356:
1344:
1332:
1320:
1308:
1296:
1284:
1272:
1269:1939–1945 Star
1259:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1249:
1237:
1225:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1205:
1203:
1202:
1190:
1178:
1166:
1154:
1142:
1130:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1107:
1095:
1082:
1069:
1056:
1042:
1040:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1017:
1005:
992:
979:
966:
953:
940:
927:
914:
901:
888:
875:
862:
849:
836:
823:
810:
797:
784:
780:Ashantee Medal
771:
758:
745:
732:
719:
706:
693:
680:
667:
654:
641:
628:
615:
602:
589:
576:
563:
550:
537:
533:Waterloo Medal
524:
511:
497:
495:
491:
490:
488:
487:
474:
461:
447:
445:
441:
440:
435:
433:
432:
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418:
410:
399:
398:
385:
352:
330:
301:
279:
267:
266:
264:
261:
260:
259:
252:
251:RED RIVER 1870
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239:
232:
224:
221:
201:Queen Victoria
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164:
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160:
149:
148:
145:
144:
141:
137:
136:
135:1 January 1899
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128:
127:
126:
124:RED RIVER 1870
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116:
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103:
102:
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85:
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80:
77:
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72:
69:
65:
64:
62:Campaign medal
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55:
54:
51:
38:
37:
29:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1752:
1741:
1738:
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1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1703:
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1690:
1686:
1681:
1677:
1673:
1668:
1664:
1660:
1655:
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1634:
1629:
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1621:
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1612:
1608:
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1590:
1586:
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1577:
1573:
1569:
1564:
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1540:
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1469:
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1426:
1422:
1417:
1414:
1410:
1405:
1402:
1398:
1393:
1390:
1386:
1381:
1378:
1377:Defence Medal
1374:
1369:
1366:
1362:
1357:
1354:
1350:
1345:
1342:
1338:
1333:
1330:
1326:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1309:
1306:
1302:
1297:
1294:
1290:
1285:
1282:
1281:Atlantic Star
1278:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1254:
1247:
1243:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1226:
1223:
1219:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1200:
1196:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1179:
1176:
1172:
1167:
1164:
1160:
1155:
1152:
1148:
1143:
1140:
1136:
1131:
1128:
1124:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1105:
1101:
1096:
1092:
1088:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1041:
1035:
1027:
1026:Ashanti Medal
1023:
1018:
1015:
1011:
1006:
1002:
998:
993:
989:
985:
980:
976:
972:
967:
963:
959:
954:
950:
946:
941:
937:
933:
928:
924:
920:
915:
911:
907:
902:
898:
894:
889:
885:
881:
876:
872:
868:
863:
859:
855:
850:
846:
842:
837:
833:
829:
824:
820:
816:
811:
807:
803:
798:
794:
790:
785:
781:
777:
772:
768:
764:
759:
755:
751:
746:
742:
738:
733:
729:
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720:
716:
712:
707:
703:
699:
694:
690:
686:
681:
677:
673:
668:
664:
660:
655:
651:
647:
642:
638:
634:
629:
625:
621:
616:
612:
608:
603:
599:
595:
590:
586:
582:
577:
573:
569:
564:
560:
559:Ghuznee Medal
556:
551:
547:
543:
538:
534:
530:
525:
521:
517:
512:
508:
504:
499:
498:
496:
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484:
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471:
467:
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458:
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389:
386:
373:
367:
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327:0-907605-25-7
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1559:21st century
1329:Pacific Star
1139:1914–15 Star
1037:20th century
936:Ashanti Star
753:
702:Baltic Medal
676:Punjab Medal
650:Sutlej Medal
637:Gwalior Star
624:Scinde Medal
494:19th century
444:18th century
402:
393:
388:
376:. Retrieved
339:
333:
317:
271:
246:Fenian raids
236:Fenian raids
226:
217:Canada Medal
194:
191:
187:Fenian raids
170:
168:
123:
118:
113:
84:Presented by
1650:Ebola Medal
1484:Korea Medal
1317:Africa Star
1293:Arctic Star
1078:Tibet Medal
1003:(1899–1902)
990:(1899–1902)
977:(1899–1902)
925:(1895–1902)
923:India Medal
886:(1887–1900)
845:Egypt Medal
485:(1793–1814)
472:(1793–1815)
459:(1793–1840)
132:Established
98:Eligibility
76:Description
68:Awarded for
1719:Categories
1611:Iraq Medal
1548:Gulf Medal
1353:Italy Star
1341:Burma Star
263:References
1127:1914 Star
1067:(1902–56)
860:(1886–97)
808:(1878–80)
756:(1866–70)
743:(1857–60)
691:(1852–95)
574:(1839–42)
522:(1806–14)
509:(1803–26)
378:6 October
1471:Post War
964:(1897–9)
951:(1896–8)
938:(1895–6)
912:(1891–8)
899:(1890–7)
847:(1882–9)
795:(1877–9)
782:(1873–4)
769:(1867–8)
730:(1857–8)
717:(1854–6)
704:(1854–5)
678:(1848–9)
652:(1845–6)
587:(1841–2)
197:diameter
183:Canadian
179:Imperial
175:Canadian
143:17,623
1704:(2024)
1691:(2023)
1678:(2017)
1665:(2015)
1652:(2015)
1639:(2011)
1626:(2004)
1613:(2004)
1600:(2003)
1587:(2002)
1574:(2000)
1550:(1992)
1537:(1982)
1524:(1980)
1499:(1952)
1486:(1951)
1093:(1906)
1080:(1905)
1054:(1902)
1028:(1900)
873:(1885)
821:(1880)
639:(1843)
626:(1843)
613:(1842)
600:(1842)
561:(1839)
535:(1815)
347:
325:
223:Clasps
211:above.
209:CANADA
107:Clasps
88:Canada
140:Total
30:Award
380:2010
345:ISBN
323:ISBN
181:and
169:The
58:Type
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