Armed Forces: Medals
Commons · Question 73909 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rosie Duffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the date for the award of the Wider Service Medal from 2018 to 2011.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 9 Sep 2025
The Wider Service Medal was introduced to provide medallic recognition for operational activity that delivers a significant and direct contribution to UK objectives in rigorous circumstances, but not necessarily in roles exposed to physical risk. The date...