Iraq Medal (Hansard, 20 July 2004)

HC Deb 20 July 2004 vol 424 c227W 227W

§ Mr. Luff
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many soldiers(a) are eligible for and (b) have received the Iraq Campaign Medal. [179022]

§ Mr. Caplin
It is estimated that 70,000 Service and civilian personnel are eligible for the Iraq Medal. As at 9 July, the Army Medal Office had received 18,728 applications for the Iraq Medal from Army personnel. Of these, some 1,600 applications have been approved and the majority of those medals have been issued.