Grant Broadhurst Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Hi ,I just wanted to know what the regulations are on the wear of foreign awards alongside British on their medal bars ( current not WW2,1 ) . I know a mate who served in the first Gulf war was told he couldn't wear the kuwait and saudi awards he was given but i,m sure i,ve seen a soldier wearing an American bronze star alongside his British gongs ?CheersGrant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 They have to be approved and have permission from the crown to wear. Usually, permission is given for decorations, while permission for campaign awards isn't. Those approved are usually (but not always) published in the London Gazette and can be searched online. This gets very controversial, however, and in recent years has gotten wrapped up in the whole "well, I served, don't I deserve a medal (or six)" trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Blanket permission was given to accept, but NOT wear the Saudi and Kuwaiti campaign medals.As Ed notes, decorations are handled individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Broadhurst Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ok so the American Bronze Star being a decoration was ok but the Saudi and Kuwaiti medals being campaign awards are not ok to wear , got it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 So what "foreign" service or campaign medals have been authorized (or authorised) for wear?Off the top of my head, the ones that come to mind are:Turkish Crimean War MedalKhedive's StarKhedive's Sudan Medal UN Korea Medal The various NATO Medals (Former Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Non-Article 5)UN Cyprus Medalother UN Medals ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 If you mean the Saudi issued medal for the first gulf war, we have the same restriction for wearing it in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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