Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal
Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal | |
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Type | Commemorative medal |
Awarded for | Service |
Presented by | Ceylon |
Eligibility | All ranks of the Ceylon armed services in active service during the 1949-1951 period |
Clasps | None |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | July 1955 |
First awarded | 1955 |
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Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka) Pakistan Medal (United Kingdom)[1] |
Next (lower) | Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal (Sri Lanka) Ceylon Police Independence Medal (United Kingdom)[1] |
The Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal was awarded to members of the Ceylon armed services who served within their specific service branch during periods in 1949-1951 when their service branch was established:
- Ceylon Army (10 October 1949)
- Royal Ceylon Navy (9 December 1950)
- Royal Ceylon Air Force (2 March 1951).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3353.
- Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8
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