Written questions

South Yemen: General Service Medal

Commons · Question 62699 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Max Wilkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of awarding the General Service Medal to military veterans who served in Aden during the early 1960s.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 3 Jul 2025

The award of the General Service Medal (GSM) for those who served in Aden during the early 1960s would be a matter for the independent Advisory Military Sub-Committee (AMSC) to consider, rather than the Ministry of Defence (MOD). The AMSC is a sub-committ...