I've been alerted by our member
Q-RTF-X to the fact that a new clasp 'Cyprus 1963 -64' has been approved for the General Service Medal 1962. Here are the details:
Following The Sir John Holmes Independent Medal Review the government has announced that a new clasp has been given approval.
Those servicemen who served in Cyprus during the period 21 December 1963 to 26 March 1964 will be awarded the General Service Medal (1962) with clasp ‘Cyprus 1963-64’. Applications for the new clasp will be accepted from 1 March 2015 onwards. The first of the awards will be dispatched towards the end of that month (however these timings remain under review). Applications will be dealt with in date order.
Also approved at the same time are a new clasp 'Berlin Airlift' for the earlier GSM, and a reduction in the qualifying period for the 'Cyprus' clasp on the earlier GSM from 120 to 90 days.
Further details on this site, which also has a link for those wishing to make a claim for this and any other medals or clasps
https://www.gov.uk/medals-campaigns-...962-and-clasps