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GOSSE, Brian – Special Interest Medals

Brian Gosse served in the Royal New Zealand Navy from 1954-1977. Read more about Brian and view his awarded medals. 

Cross of the European Confederation of Former Combatants, King Albert I Veterans’ Medal (or Cross), Royal Federation of the Veterans of King Albert I 1948-1973
Foreign Service Commemorative Medal, National Defence Medal

Medal(s)

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Medal Description [Left to Right]

Foreign Service Commemorative Medal

This is an unofficial commemorative medal that could be purchased. Some unofficial commemorative medals were created to represent service that a government chose not to recognise with an official medal. This one is for foreign service with clasps that represent the area served in, Malaysia and Malaya.

National Defence Medal

This is an unofficial commemorative medal that could be purchased. Some unofficial commemorative medals were created to represent service that a government chose not to recognise with an official medal. The National Defence medal is available to all British Commonwealth and allied ex-servicemen and women, both regular and reserve that served their homeland faithfully for a minimum of 28 days. Clasps could also be purchased to denote the country of service.