An interesting modern group...

[The Monkey God]

The Northern Ireland medal (with 40 REGT RA AS 90) Op Granby medal (The queens own hussars Challenger MBT. Disbanded now) the medal does not have a bar as soldier was in Cyprus at the time as a BCR battle casualty reserve. Nato medal 3 tours of Bosnia (14 SIG REGT Electronic warfare. 40 Regt RA .and 3rd RHA ) UN medal (for OP Tosca Green Zone Cyprus with 32 Regt MLRS ) Iraq medal ( AL Alamara Iraq with 4th Regt RA AS90 )Queens jubilee medal. Afghanistan medal Southern Helmand province. Nato medal ISAF They all have REME on the medals..the rank is CPL

[The Monkey God]

The Medal named to 25192652 SIG A A CRESWELL R SIGNALS. The medal has been court mounted so no longer fits in its box, the original box is named to Signalman Cresswell and contains its envelope containing the silver rosette. There is also 8 photos of Cresswell in Afghanistan and a printed T Shirt with OP HERRICK AFGHANISTAN ON THE FRONT & Op Herrick Afghanistan, Kabul, Kandahar, Lashka Gah, Gereshk & Camp Bastion on the rear. The Nato medal that he also had has been mislaid but once found will be offered to the winning bidder first. This is not a copy or a replacement medal.

The Operational Service Medal (OSM) for Afghanistan (formerly known as the OSM for service on Op Veritas)

Medal

Silver and circular in shape. The obverse of the medal shows the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth. The reverse (shown here) bears the Union Flag, surrounded by the inscription ?For Operational Service? and the four major points of the compass, with four Coronets: Royal (top left), Naval (top right), Mural-Army (bottom left), and Astral-Royal Air Force (bottom right).

Clasp

?Afghanistan?. Awarded with the Medal for service specifically in Afghanistan. When the ribbon alone is worn, a silver rosette denotes award of the Clasp.

Ribbon

A broad central red stripe, flanked each side by a stripe of royal blue and one of light blue, to represent the three services, with an outer stripe of light brown to reflect the landscape of Afghanistan.

Qualifying criteria

Complex criteria govern the award of this medal, with varying lengths of service required depending on the operation and location.

To qualify for award of the Medal with Clasp, personnel must have served in Afghanistan for either 5, 21 or 30 days continuous service between various dates depending on the operation, between 11 September 2001 ? 1 August 2002 for Ops Jacana and Bandog, or to a date to be decided for Ops Veritas, Fingal and Landman.

Service of varying lengths depending on the operation on Ops Landman, Veritas, Oracle, Ramson or Damien in other Middle East countries during certain specific dates will qualify for the OSM for Afghanistan without clasp.