§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the numbers and type of medals and campaign stars awarded to date to national service men who served between(a) 1939 and 1945 and (b) 1946 and 1963; and if he will make a statement. [3749]
§ Mr. SpellarA list of the medals and campaign stars for which National Servicemen were eligible is as shown. In addition, they were eligible to be recommended for the90W full range of gallantry awards. No differentiation was made between National Servicemen and Regular personnel.
- MEDALS AND CAMPAIGN STARS 1939–1945
- 1939–45 Star
- Atlantic Star
- Air Crew Eurpoe Star
- Africa Star
- Pacific Star
- Burma Star
- Italy Star
- France and Germany Star
- Defence Medal
- War Medal 1939–45
- CAMPAIGN MEDALS 1945–1963
- Korea Medal 1950–53—Al Services
- Africa General Service Medal 1902–56(with clasp)—All Services Kenya
- Naval General Service Medal 1915–62(with clasps)—Royal Navy
- SE Asia 1945–46
- Minesweeping 1945–51
- Palestine 1945–48
- Malaya
- Yangtze1949
- Bomb and Mine Clerance 1945–53
- Bomb and Mine Clerance 1945–53
- Cyprus
- Near East
- Arabian Peninsula
- Brunei
- General Service Medal 1962 with clasp—All Services
- Borneo
- Other Operational Service Awards—All Services
- United Nations Service Medal with clasp Korea
- United Nations Service Medal for the Congo
- Non-operational Medals 1945–1963
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal 1953
- No statistics are available showing the total number of medals awarded between the years 1939–1963.