The Naval General Service Medal was instituted in 1915 to recognize service by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines in minor campaigns that would not otherwise 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.
The medal was awarded with the following clasps:
The medal is struck in silver and measures 36 millimeters in diameter.
It was awarded with one of five obverse designs:
The ribbon is white with broad crimson edges and two narrow crimson stripes towards the center.
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