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Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Operational Service Medal, obverse and reverse
TypeMilitary Campaign Medal
Awarded forCampaign service
DescriptionSilver disk, 36 mm diameter.
Presented byUnited Kingdom
EligibilityMembers of the United Kingdom armed forces
Campaign(s)Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003
Clasps DROC
Established2005
Ribbon bar
Silver rosette signifies award of the DROC clasp

The Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a British armed forces campaign medal, awarded mostly to military personnel who served between 14 June and 10 September 2003 on Operation Coral.

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Operational Service Medal

Common reverse of the OSM

The Operational Service Medal (OSM) was established in 1999 to replace the General Service Medal (1962) for all new operations. A separate medal of the same design is awarded for each campaign, differentiated by a distinct ribbon.[1] It has been awarded for four separate campaigns:[2]

From 2008, British service personnel could receive the General Service Medal (2008) for participation in smaller operations that do not justify the award of the Operational Service Medal.[2]

Medal

The Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo is silver and circular in shape.[4]

  • Obverse: the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II with the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID. DEF.
  • Reverse: the Union Flag, surrounded by the inscription FOR OPERATIONAL SERVICE and the four major points of the compass with, between the points, four Coronets: Royal (top left), Naval (top right), Mural-Army (bottom left), and Astral-Royal Air Force (bottom right).
  • Ribbon: a broad central red stripe, flanked each side by a stripe of navy blue and one of light blue, to represent the three services, with an outer stripe of ochre, to represent the Congolese landscape.
  • Clasp: DROC clasp awarded with every medal. A silver rosette denotes the clasp when worn on the ribbon bar.

Qualifying criteria

The medal with clasp is awarded for 25 days continuous service in Bunia in the Ituri Province of the Congo, or five return operational flights between Entebbe and Bunia, between 14 June and 10 September 2003 on Operation Coral.[5]

There is no minimum qualifying period for those killed, wounded or disabled during operations, or where a recipient is decorated for operational service (including a mention in dispatches and a Queen’s Commendation).[5]

Qualifying service for the Operational Service Medal counts towards the period required to receive the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal.[6]

British military personnel serving with United Nations forces in the Congo from 30 November 1999 for 90 days as part of the MONUC or MONUSCO missions are entitled to wear the United Nations Medal with the appropriate ribbon.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ John Mussell (ed). Medal Yearbook 2015. p. 198. Published by Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.
  2. ^ a b "Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan". MOD Medal Office. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  3. ^ "Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility, Announcements Operational Service Medal Iraq & Syria". UK MOD. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility". Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  5. ^ a b Parliamentary Paper, October 2006 (9 October 2006). The Operational Service Medal: service in the Democratic Republic of Congo, June-September 2003 (PDF). Stationery Office. ISBN 9780101693424.
  6. ^ "Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces (JSP 761) (V5.0 Oct 16). Page 8B-2". MoD Joint Services Publication. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  7. ^ "Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces (JSP 761) (V5.0 Oct 16). Page 8A-6". MoD Joint Services Publication. Retrieved 2018-03-09.

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