Naval General Service Medal (1915)

Naval General Service Medal (1915)
Obverse (left) and reverse (right) of medal and ribbon (bottom).
Awarded by United Kingdom and Commonwealth
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	Naval and Marine forces
Awarded for	Campaign service.
Campaign	Minor campaigns 1915–62.
Description	Silver disk, 36mm diameter.
Clasps	17
Statistics
Established	6 August 1915
Last awarded	23 January 2014
Related	General Service Medal (1918), General Service Medal (1962)
Ribbon Ribbon with oak leaf for Mentioned in Despatches (1920 onwards)

The Naval General Service Medal (1915 NGSM) was instituted in 1915 to recognise service by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in minor campaigns that would otherwise not earn a specific campaign medal. The Army/Air Force equivalent was the General Service Medal (1918). Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962.

King George V (1915–1936)

King George VI (1st type) INDIAE IMP (1936–1949)

Queen Elizabeth II (2nd type) DEI GRATIA (1953–1962)