Dad's medals.

[Martin W]

Hi gents,

hoping for a little help here.

My dad passed away back in February.His medals always hung in a frame on the living room wall.He served in Korea and spent over 20 years in the reserves.

However,when cleaning out draws at the home in England i was able to find his "Certificate of Service" book.

Inside the book i found a ribbon bar with the GSM ribbon on it,but dad never had a GSM on his medal bar.

I am back in California now but this has me confused and i am wondering if there is any way i can find out if dad was awarded the GSM ?

is there a contact number for the MoD perhaps.

Any help woud be appreciated.

Thanks,Martin.

 

 

[Elmar Lang]

Hello,

 

I think that a first step could be doing a research in the database of the London Gazette: The Gazette | Official Public Record .

There, I've been successful in finding names, awards and data of soldiers even back to the Napoleonic wars!

 

All the best,

 

Enzo (E.L.)

[Michael Johnson]

What regiment/unit(s) was your father with (from his service book)?

 

As his son you should be able to request his medal entitlement from the MOD. https://www.gov.uk/apply-medal-or-veterans-badge/apply-for-a-medal#:~:text=How to apply,attorney or a death certificate.

 

My understanding is that you can use this form to verify what medals he was entitled to - just mark it "entitlement only"

 

Michael

Edited May 24, 2022 by Michael Johnson

[Martin W]

Thanks for the replies.

Dad was in the 1st RTR in Korea,service number 22202939.

I will try to access the links provided above.

Again,thank you for your help.

 

Cheers,Martin.

[Michael Johnson]

His number denotes a late 1950 enlistment date.

 

He could have served in Malaya, but no rolls are available online.

 

Michael

[Martin W]

Hi Michael,

here are a couple of pages from Dad's Certificate of Service.

Looks like he enlisted in March 1948 and no mention of service in Malaya.

Cheers,Martin.