Ribbon: White with 2 narrow red stripes and red edges.
Instituted: 1915.
Awarded: For service in specific operations mounted by the Royal Navy or Royal Marines (unless in Africa or India, for which the appropriate service medal would be awarded).
George V |
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George VI |
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Elizabeth II |
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PERSIAN GULF 1909-14 - for operations against pirates, gun-runners and slavers. |
IRAZ 1919-20 - for river gunboat service during the Arab Rebellion. |
N.W. PERSIA 1920 - for service in the Naval Mission. |
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PALESTINE 1936-39 - for service during the 'troubles.' |
S.E. ASIA 1945-6 - for operations in Java, Sumatra and French Indochina. |
MINESWEEPING 1945-51 - for 6 months' minesweeping in specified areas. |
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PALESTINE 1945-48 - for service during further 'troubles.' |
YANGTZE 1949 - for the attack on HMS Amethyst and other vessels by Communist Chinese forces. |
BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE 1945-53 - for operations in specified areas. |
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BOMB AND MINE CLEARANCE MEDITERRANEAN |
CYPRUS - for Eoka operations, 1955-59. |
NEAR EAST - for operations on the Suez Canal, 1956. |
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ARABIAN PENINSULAR - 1957-60. |
BRUNEI - service in Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak, December 1962. |
CANAL ZONE - authorised 2003 for service in the Suez Canal Zone between October 1951 and October 1954. |