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Old 13th May 2009, 16:38
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1962 Gsm

The General Service Medal, 1962, with the following clasps, is currently in wear:

Not sure how "currently in wear" is defined. The first four clasps for the 1962 GSM are certainly missing from that list, namely 'Borneo', Radfan', 'South Arabia' and 'South Vietnam'. Perhaps as the definition of "currently in wear" means worn by serving personnel, and there cant be many still serving who have any of the above, but it could be argued that MRAF Sir Michael Beetham, one of the last 5 stars, is still serving, as of course they do not retire, but remain in the service on half pay. He certainly got the South Arabia clasp as he was my station commander at Khormaksar. I got it too, but Sir Michael has a few more than me!

'South Vietnam' is an incredibly rare clasp, given to the small number of Australians serving there between 1962 and 1964. Later the Vietnam Medal was struck and given exclusively to Australian and New Zealand Forces
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