Two Accumulated Campaign Service Medals?

[bigjarofwasps]

I recently attended an event and saw a soldier in number two dress, who was wearing two accumulated campaign service medals (wish I'd have taken a photograph). I'd never seen this before and am curious to know whether it's a common sight these days or whether his group was unique?

 

[dante]

The second ACSM (2011) would be in lieu of a bar to the ACSM (1984) yet again the UK government medal gnomes making it up as they go along!!

[bigjarofwasps]

The second ACSM (2011) would be in lieu of a bar to the ACSM (1984) yet again the UK government medal gnomes making it up as they go along!!

lol  thought that might have been the case. There's a similar situation with the TA long service medal, I believe.

[dante]

Yes, as they keep changing the medal.....every time you qualify for a bar you get a new medal, the same will happen if they change the LSGC to account for "Officers" LEs will get another medal .....funny old world

[Gunner 1]

It has already happened to the LSGC Medal.  The Army LSGC Medal (up to 1930) had no provision for the award of a bar so a man who received the medal prior to 1930 would not receive a bar to that medal but rather receive the Military LSGC Medal (post 1930).  The man who received the group below was awarded the Army LSGC Medal in the Army Order of 31 October 1929 (as a WO 2, RA) and the Military LSGC Medal in the London Gazette of 23 June 1950 (as a Major (QM), RA).

 

Edited August 29, 2015 by Gunner 1

[bigjarofwasps]

Interesting stuff.

 

I've seen examples of TA soldiers wearing two different types of LSGC with additional bars on each, again I wish I'd taken a photograph!!!

[Paul R]

Very interesting topic.  That last bar; what was the rank of the owner?  He definitely made it around.