Yes £375
Reference the General Service medal with Canal Zone clasp, have you seen there is one for sale at www.southernmedals.co.uk  named 22839948 Driver W.R.Bond R.A.S.C. price 375 pounds

GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL

THE MEDAL UP-DATE 

 Medal Offices for all services are  located at R.A.F. Innsworth.

You can obtain up to date information from the Veterans Agency
"Helpline" 08001692277
Email help@veteransagency.gsi.gov.uk
 
ARMY APPLICATIONS to:-
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
(joint Presonnel Admin Centre)
Ministry of Defence Medal Office
Building 250
Royal Air Force Innsworth
Gloucestershire
GL3  1EZ  or GL3 1HW
Telephone  -- 01452712612  ext 8200 or 8149
 
Royal Navy /Marines Applictions to :-
Ministry of Defence Medal Offices
( Address as above)
Telephone -- 954717474  or 01452712612
                                                 Ext 7474
Royal Airforce applications to:-
Section PMA
Sec. IMIC Medals
RAF Innsworth
(address as above)
                                   
  QUALIFYING CRITERIA
 
The following personnel will be eligible:

-  Members of the Armed Forces based in the Suez Canal Zone at that time;
-  Accompanying civilians who wore the appropriate uniform of their organisation;
-  Commonwealth and Colonial forces, subject to approval by their government;
-  Foreign nationals enlisted with any of the above categories – who served continuously in the Canal

   Zone for 30 days or more between

16th October 1951 and 19th October 1954.
 

Veterans, and next of kin of veterans who have died, are invited to apply in writing to the appropriate medal office giving full name, rank, date of birth and Service number. Next of kin will be required to supply supporting documentation.

Give FULL service particulars including    Regiment or Corps; Full names Number; Rank; Date of birth; Date of Enlistment & Discharge.

The authorities will examine the individuals records so details of service in Egypt are unnecessary. Applicants applying on behalf of those veterans who have died will be asked for some proof of relationship.  In every case records will have to be checked to verify the claim, if substantiated, a medal will be prepared. 
 
  for news of the medal
SERVICE RECORDS
 
Service records are available from:-
 
 
Army Personnel Centre
Disclosure Section 2
Mail Point 515
Kentigern House
65 Brown Street
GLASGOW
G2 8EX.
 
  Details requested by them are:-
 
1.   Full Name.
 
2.   Service Number.
 
3.   Date of Birth.
 
4.   Year of Discharge.  (they did not require my Enlistment or Discharge dates).
 
5.   Regt/Corps on Discharge.
 
6.   Proof of Identity. 
( Copy of PASSPORT - DRIVING LICENCE or recent UTILITY BILL)
 
For telephone enquiries.
Telephone: 0141 224 3515
or 0845 600 9663.  
Fax: 0141 224 2144.
 
---or---
Public Records Office
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 4DU
 
 
SERVICE DEATHS IN EGYPT
3/9/1945 TO 13/6/1956
 
from Commonwealth War Graves Commission
 
 
COMMONWEATH
From hostile action accient and sickness
 
aprrox  1.460
 
 
OPERATION MUSKETEER
November / December 1956
 
Total UK deaths 22.
 
 
How to wear your Medals
 
 
There has been a lot of talk about how, when, where and which medals should be worn.

  I wrote to the   "Medals Consultant to the Royal British Legion" 

                                           Ashley R Tinson 

                                    His reply is shown below.

Dear Mr Hickman,

 Whether in uniform or civilians it is normal to wear medals at Remembrance and other parades linked to military service.

 In uniform they are worn normally above the left pocket. If any kind of top coat is worn they are not displayed.

 In civilian clothes they are worn in a similar place to that for uniform and in this case, if an overcoat or mac is worn, they may be worn on it.

 Unofficial medals may not be worn in uniform and should not be worn in civilian clothes. If they are worn they must not be put on the official bar and are usually worn well down the left side under official medals.

 I assume you know the order of wear; it is basically campaign medals in order of date of participation, Golden Jubilee Medal, Accumulated Campaign Service Medal then Long Service & Good Conduct Medal.

                                         Ashley R. Tinson,

Honorary Medals Consultant to the Royal British Legion.

 Email sent to Redcar Kirkleatham Museum

18th Nov 06

I will let you know if and when I get a reply

Hi Alan,
 
While on holiday in Redcar I had a visit to the  Kirkleatham Museum.
 
As a member of the Suez Veterans Association I was very upset that the Suez Medal was not on display and no mention of the active service between 1951 and 1956 when we had 1,460 casualties
 
Could you please add this medal to your display in a tribute to all those we left behind.
 
"Keep the Flag Flying"
 
Sapper Dave.........
 
Suez Veterans Association
Hon Sec London & Southeast
 
 

 Veterans get their medals 50 years on