New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Korea)

New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Korea 2008)

Awarded by New Zealand
Type	Campaign medal
Eligibility	New Zealand Defence Force
Awarded for	30 days service with the United Nations in the Republic of Korea
Campaign	Korea 2001-present
Description	Silver disk, 38mm diameter.
Clasps	None authorized
Statistics
Established	2008

The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Korea) is a New Zealand campaign medal for service in Korea. The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (NZGSM 2002) was established by royal warrant to recognize service since 2000.^[1] The NZGSM 2002 (Korea) was authorized by regulation on 5 September 2008. To qualify for this medal personnel must serve thirty days in the Republic of Korea with the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) or the United Nations Command Honour Guard Company. Only service since 1 January 2001 qualifies. This medal replaces the award of the New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) with the Korea 1958-2000 clasp.^[2]

References

↑ "The New Zealand General Service Medal (SR 2002/226)". http://www.legislation.govt.nz. Parliamentary Counsel Office. Retrieved 23 October 2011. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "NEW ZEALAND CAMPAIGN MEDALS - THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (KOREA)". http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 23 October 2011. External link in |work= (help)

New Zealand campaign medals

19th century	New Zealand Medal

Second Boer War	Queen's South Africa Medal • King's South Africa Medal

World War One	1914–15 Star • British War Medal • Victory Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal •

World War Two	1939–1945 Star • Atlantic Star • Arctic Star • Air Crew Europe Star • Africa Star • Pacific Star • Burma Star • Italy Star • France and Germany Star • Defence Medal • War Medal • New Zealand War Service Medal (1939–45)

General Service	Naval General Service Medal (1915–62) • General Service Medal (1918–62) • General Service Medal (1962–2003) • New Zealand Operational Service Medal (1945–present)

Post-World War II	New Zealand Service Medal 1946–1949 (1946–49) • Korea Medal (1950–53) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Rhodesia Medal (1979-1980) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) (1956–1991) • New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike) (1954–present) • East Timor Medal (1999–2006)

21st century	NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)(2000–2013) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Primary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Secondary Operations Area (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003) (2003–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste) (2006–2012) • NZGSM 2002 (Korea) (2001–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy) (2009–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2015) (2014–present) • NZGSM 2002 (Greater Middle East) (2014–present)

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New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Korea)

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