3-532: The Africa General Service Medal , established in 1902, was a campaign medal of the United Kingdom . It was awarded for minor campaigns that took place in tropical Africa between 1900 and 1956, with a total of forty five clasps issued. The medal is never seen without a clasp and some are very rare. Most medals were granted to British Colonial Auxiliary Forces units, including the King's African Rifles and
6-755: The West African Frontier Force . The only campaigns where European personnel were present in any numbers were the various Somaliland campaigns, (including to the Royal Navy ), and in Kenya. The medal was awarded with one of three obverse designs. The medal was never awarded without a clasp. While the majority of medals were awarded with one clasp, as many as seven clasps were earned by some African recipients. The forty five clasps authorised are listed below. British campaign medals British campaign medals are awarded to members of
9-719: The British Armed Forces, Allied forces and civilians participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the Defence Medal , for homeland defence in World War II, and the Atlantic Star for World War II sea service in the Atlantic. During World War I (1914–1918) the following campaign medals were issued: The most frequent combinations are "trios" of either the 1914 or 1914–15 Star,
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