25-677: The General Service Medal can refer to any of the following medals: General Service Medal (1918) General Service Medal (1962) General Service Medal (2008) General Service Medal (Bophuthatswana) General Service Medal (Canada) General Service Medal (India) General Service Medal (Malaysia) General Services Medal ( Oman ) General Service Medal (Rhodesia) General Service Medal (South Africa) General Service Medal (Venda) Samanya Seva Medal New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) Topics referred to by
50-853: A Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 13 August 1918. Salmond was appointed an Officer of the French Legion of Honour on 10 October 1918 and a Commander of the Belgian Order of Leopold on 8 November 1918 and was awarded the Belgian Croix de guerre on the same date. He was also appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1919 and awarded the American Distinguished Service Medal on 15 July 1919 and
75-658: A Turkish invasion and sought to put down a Kurdish uprising against King Faisal , the British-sponsored ruler of Iraq. Promoted to air marshal on 2 June 1923, he became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Air Defence of Great Britain in January 1925. He was placed on loan to Australian Government in May 1928, where he made an extensive aerial tour of northern Australia. before being promoted to air chief marshal and appointed Air Member for Personnel on 1 January 1929. Salmond
100-545: A mention in dispatches and a Queen's Commendation . The clasps and the award criteria for each are: Army Order No. 387 of 1924 and Army Instruction (India) No. 132 of 1925 extended eligibility for this clasp to cover further operations in Kurdistan under Air Marshal Sir J.M. Salmond note – if the Bomb and Mine Clearance 1945–49 clasp had already been issued it was to be replaced with this clasp, not issued in addition to. It
125-583: A series of governesses he then attended Miss Dixon's School in Thurloe Square , London. At the age of nine Salmond was sent to Aysgarth Preparatory School in Yorkshire . In 1894, he went up to Wellington College and in 1900 he attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst . After Salmond graduated from Sandhurst with a commission as a second lieutenant on 8 January 1901, he was transferred to
150-630: A squadron commander, a wing commander and then as General Officer Commanding the RAF on the Western Front towards the end of the war. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq in the early 1920s when he halted a Turkish invasion and sought to put down a Kurdish uprising against King Faisal , the British-sponsored ruler of Iraq. He was Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1930s and bitterly opposed
175-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages General Service Medal (1918) The General Service Medal ( 1918 GSM ) was instituted to recognise service in minor Army and Royal Air Force operations for which no separate medal was intended. Local forces, including police, qualified for many of the clasps, as could units of the Indian Army prior to 1947. The GSM
200-574: The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment on 9 March 1901. He sailed for South Africa to join his unit, which was engaged in the latter part of the Second Boer War . In 1902 he applied for a secondment to the West African Frontier Force but was turned down on the grounds that he was too young: he re-applied the following year and was accepted on 14 November 1903. He was immediately seconded to
225-618: The Minister of Aircraft Production immediately acted the post of Director-General of Flying Control and Air Sea Rescue. Ill health forced Salmond to retire in 1943; however he remained President of the Royal Air Force Club for 23 years and regularly appeared at major RAF events. He became Honorary Air Commodore of No. 3618 (County of Sussex) Fighter Control Unit of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force on 5 January 1950 and attended
250-596: The Royal Flying Corps , he became a flight commander at the Central Flying School on 12 November 1912 and then a squadron commander there on 31 May 1913. In December 1913 he set the solo British altitude record at 13,140 feet. He became Officer Commanding No. 7 Squadron flying Sopwith Tabloids and the RE8s from RAF Farnborough with the temporary rank of major on 1 May 1914. He continued in that role during
275-568: The colonial service and then promoted to lieutenant on 5 April 1904. Salmond's time in Africa was cut short as he was pronounced medically unfit and returned to England in November 1906. He was promoted to captain on 26 June 1910. Salmond learned to fly at the Central Flying School in 1912 and was awarded Royal Aero Club certificate No. 272 on 13 August 1912. Having been seconded to
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#1732852168127300-479: The Bath in the 1931 Birthday Honours . Salmond was promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force on 1 January 1933 and he relinquished the post of Chief of the Air Staff on 1 April 1933. Salmond was succeeded by his older brother, Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond . However, only 27 days later, Geoffrey Salmond died and John Salmond was temporarily re-appointed as Chief of the Air Staff. He stood down for
325-732: The French Croix de Guerre on 21 August 1919. Salmond was awarded a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force as a major-general in August 1919 (shortly afterwards redesignated as an air vice marshal ). He was made Air Officer Commanding Southern Area in September 1919 and then Air Officer Commanding Inland Area in April 1920. In October 1922 he became Air Officer Commanding Iraq Command , in which role, as officer commanding all British forces in Iraq , he halted
350-655: The George VI (2nd type) or with either Elizabeth II version. John Salmond Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond , GCB , CMG , CVO , DSO & Bar (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force . During the First World War he served as
375-809: The early weeks of the First World War until August 1914, when he became Officer Commanding No. 3 Squadron on the Western Front . He was mentioned in despatches on 8 October 1914 and awarded the Distinguished Service Order on 24 March 1915. Salmond went on to be Officer Commanding the Administrative Wing at RAF Farnborough in April 1915, and having been promoted to the substantive rank of major on 8 January 1916, he became Commander of II Brigade RFC in February 1916, Commander of V Brigade RFC later that month and of VI Brigade RFC in March 1916. He
400-723: The position taken by British politicians at the World Disarmament Conference in Geneva , which would have led to the UK's complete aerial disarmament. In the event the talks broke down when Adolf Hitler withdrew from the Conference in October 1933. John Salmond was born the son of Major General Sir William Salmond and Emma Mary Salmond (née Hoyle). His siblings included a brother, Geoffrey , and sister, Gwen . After first being taught by
425-688: The qualifying period was reduced to 90 days service, to bring it into line with the Africa General Service Medal awarded for the Kenya campaign. It was issued to members of the British Armed Forces and selected civil personnel. It was issued to members of the British Armed Forces, specially approved civilians and civil police forces, such as the Sarawak Police Force. There were six obverses. The Malaya clasp could be awarded with
450-439: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General Service Medal . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General_Service_Medal&oldid=1234803683 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
475-621: The second and final time on 22 May 1933. Salmond attended the funeral of King George V in January 1936. During the Second World War , Salmond was Director of Armament Production at the Ministry of Aircraft Production . In the autumn of 1940, he chaired a committee of enquiry into Britain's night air defences; his report was one factor in the removal of Hugh Dowding from Fighter Command . Salmond resigned his post as Director of Armament Production in 1941 after clashing with Lord Beaverbrook ,
500-401: Was appointed Chief of the Air Staff on 1 January 1930. In that role he bitterly opposed the position taken by British politicians at the World Disarmament Conference in Geneva which would have led to the UK's complete aerial disarmament. In the event the talks broke down when Hitler withdrew from the Conference in October 1933. Salmond was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of
525-657: Was appointed Director-General of Military Aeronautics at the War Office on 18 October 1917. Promoted to brevet colonel on 7 December 1917, Salmond became General Officer Commanding the Royal Flying Corps in the Field (formation subsequently redesignated Royal Air Force in the Field) on 18 January 1918 and managed to secure complete air superiority over the German forces. He was appointed
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#1732852168127550-452: Was awarded. A total of eighteen clasps were awarded, the medal never being awarded without a clasp. The clasps consist of silver bars bearing the name of the relevant campaign or theatre of operations. They were attached to the medal's suspension bar. Where a minimum qualifying period was laid down for a clasp, it did not apply to those killed or wounded due to operations, or to those decorated for bravery or distinguished conduct, including
575-510: Was equivalent to the 1915 Naval General Service Medal . Both these medals were replaced by the General Service Medal in 1962. The 1918 GSM is a circular silver medal, 36 mm (1.4 in) in diameter, with following design: A bronze oak leaf emblem is worn on the ribbon of the medal to signify a mention in dispatches or King's/Queen's Commendation for a campaign for which the GSM
600-685: Was issued to members of the British, Commonwealth and Colonial Forces and Civil personnel, for example as the Malayan Police Force. It was issued to members of the British Military Forces and Civil personnel, for example the Cyprus Police Force. The clasp was originally awarded for 120 days service between 1 April 1955 to 18 April 1959. As a result of the 2012 Independent Medal Review conducted by Sir John Holmes , from 1 October 2014
625-630: Was promoted to brevet lieutenant colonel on 3 June 1916 and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 4 June 1917. Salmond became Commander of the Training Brigade in July 1916 and then, as General Officer Commanding Training Division from August 1917, shortly after being promoted to temporary major general in June, he opened many more flying schools, laid down minimum training standards and introduced new modern teaching methods. He
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