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...