Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Military Good Conduct Medal.

[Ceallach]

Hallo Paul,

there are no awards for Good Conduct or Honorable service in the Irish Defence Forces.

The Good Conduct Medal issue was stopped because of the adverse effect it was creating when being awarded.

The criteria was just too open to abuse, many felt it was being awarded to people who were very friendly with the people making the recomendations, it seem to go to a lot of Company Headquarter personnel and Military Police.

I hope Ceallach would be good enough to post the complete list contained in "The Medal Society of Ireland journal # 11 & 14 lists the officially named recipients for 1988 & 1989 respectively - ALL 120."

Hopefully then it will be possible to break down the percentage of Privates, Corporals, Sergeants, Company-Sergeants, Company-QM-Sergeants who were getting it.

Kevin in Deva.

Hi Kev,

1988 awards - Rank (number of awards) : SPO (1), RSM (8), Coy.Sgt. (17), CQMS (4), BQMS (6), RQMS (2), WO (2), Sgt. (11), BSM (5), Bty.Sgt. (1), F/Sgt. (1), SQMS (1) & Sqn.Sgt (1). Total = 60

1989 awards - Rank (number of awards) : RSM (3), Coy.Sgt. (17), CQMS (7), BQMS (5), RQMS (2), WO (1), Sgt. (9), BSM (2), Bty.Sgt. (1), F/Sgt. (1), CPL (2), CPO (1), SCPO (1), TPR (1), PTE (6) & GNR (1). Total = 60

1990 ?

Regards - An Ceallach

[Kev in Deva]

Hi Kev,

1988 awards - Rank (number of awards) : SPO (1), RSM (8), Coy.Sgt. (17), CQMS (4), BQMS (6), RQMS (2), WO (2), Sgt. (11), BSM (5), Bty.Sgt. (1), F/Sgt. (1), SQMS (1) & Sqn.Sgt (1). Total = 60

1989 awards - Rank (number of awards) : RSM (3), Coy.Sgt. (17), CQMS (7), BQMS (5), RQMS (2), WO (1), Sgt. (9), BSM (2), Bty.Sgt. (1), F/Sgt. (1), CPL (2), CPO (1), SCPO (1), TPR (1), PTE (6) & GNR (1). Total = 60

1990 ?

Regards - An Ceallach

Hallo Ceallach

thanks for posting these numbers, so it seems that in 1988 no Private 3*, Trooper 3* or equivalent rank in the Navy, or Corporal were deemed worthy of the medal

And in 1989 only 2 lowly corporals, 1 Trooper, 6 Privates and 1 Gunner, rated the medal.

Yet in both lists 17 Company Quarter Master Sergeants received it!!!

No wonder the medal caused such controversy.

Is there any where that a list of recipient's by name can be located??

Kevin in Deva.

Edited February 27, 2008 by Kev in Deva