| 词条 | Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone |
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|name= Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone |image= OSMSierraLeonegsm.jpg |image_size= 175px |caption= Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone |awarded_by= United Kingdom |type= Military Campaign Medal |eligibility= Members of the United Kingdom armed forces |for= Campaign service |campaign=Sierra Leone 2000–02 |status= |description= Silver disk, 36mm diameter. |clasps= Nil issued |established= 2002 |total= |image2=Ribbon bar With rosette for Operations Barras and Maidenley |caption2= }} The Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone is a campaign medal established in 2000 by the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom for participation in the British military intervention during and after the Sierra Leone Civil War, from May 2000 to July 2002. Operational Service MedalThe 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] MedalThe Operational Service Medal for Sierra Leone is silver and circular in shape. ClaspNo clasp was issued.[3] A large South Atlantic Medal type silver rosette is worn on the medal for operational service within Sierra Leone during Operations Maidenly and Barras.[3] A smaller rosette is worn on the ribbon bar. RibbonThe ribbon consists of 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 green to reflect the jungle landscape of Sierra Leone.[3] Qualifying criteriaThe length of service to qualify for the medal is determined by the mission participated in:[3]
The precise dates of each operation varied, but all were within the period 5 May 2000 to 31 July 2002.[3] The medal was also awarded for service in the wider Joint Operational Area which included Senegal, Gibraltar and offshore support ships such as RFA Argus. There is no minimum qualifying period for those decorated for operational service (including a mention in dispatches and a Queen’s Commendation), while the period could be reduced for those killed or wounded on operations.[4] Qualifying service for the Operational Service Medal counts towards the period required to receive the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal.[3] British forces serving with United Nations peace keeping missions in Sierra Leone did not qualify for the Operational Service Medal, but instead received the United Nations Medal with the ribbon for either UNOMSIL (1 June 1998 to 30 September 1999) or UNAMSIL (from 1 October 1999).[5] See also
References1. ^{{Cite book|author=John Mussell (ed).|title=Medal Yearbook 2015.|p=198. Published by Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.}} {{British campaign medals}}2. ^{{cite web |title=Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility, Announcements Operational Service Medal Iraq & Syria|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility#announcements|publisher=UK MOD |accessdate=15 October 2018 |date=20 August 2018}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|title=Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility|url=https://www.gov.uk/medals-campaigns-descriptions-and-eligibility#operational-service-medal-for-sierra-leone|publisher=Ministry of Defence Medal Office|accessdate=2018-02-19}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/honours-and-awards-in-the-armed-forces-jsp-761|title=Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces (JSP 761) (V5.0 Oct 16). Para 8.08, page 8-2|work=MoD Joint Services Publication|accessdate=2018-02-19}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/honours-and-awards-in-the-armed-forces-jsp-761|title=Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces (JSP 761) (V5.0 Oct 16). Page 8A–6.|work=MoD Joint Services Publication|accessdate=2018-02-19}} 3 : British campaign medals|Sierra Leone–United Kingdom relations|2002 establishments in the United Kingdom |
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