Operational Service Medal

[bigjarofwasps]

Saw an operational service medal on TV a short while ago. 
 

Curious as to why the chaps regimental number is at the end? Is this common practice for OSM’s?

 

My two named medals GSM & Iraq both have my regimental number first. 

Edited May 5, 2021 by bigjarofwasps

[paul wood]

The Afghan and Sierra Leone ones I have encountered all commence with service number. wierd.

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[peter monahan]

A mistake in the naming, rectified by adding the serial number last rather than throwing the medal out and starting over?  Not sure how likely that is but... ?

[Marcon1]

Doubtful, they would have skimmed the medal and named it again and this time the right way.

Don't forget, the medal is made of silver.

[Ralph]

JSP 761, Vers4.0 dated December 2014 standardised the naming convention of U.K. medals to

 

Rank, Intitials, Surname, (post nominals if any) then either

RN, RM, Regiment, RAF

then Service Number.

 

so it would appear that  any medals awarded after 2014 would have the number last.