Emergency Service Medal
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The Emergency Service Medal (Irish: An Bonn Seirbhíse Éigeandála) is a military decoration of the Republic of Ireland that was awarded to servicemen who served during The Emergency from 1939 to 1946.
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Double Lined Ribbon. Single Lined Ribbon. | |
Type | Military service medal |
Awarded for | 1 to 2 years of service during The Emergency (World War II in Ireland) |
Presented by | Ireland |
Eligibility | Members of: 26th Infantry Battalion, Navy and Air Corps, Reserve Defence Forces, Local Security Force, Air Raid Precautions Agency, Maritime Inscription, Second Line Reserve, First Aid Division of Irish Red Cross, Volunteer Aid Division of Irish Red Cross, Army Nursing Service, Chaplaincy Service.[1] |
Status | No longer awarded |
First awarded | October 1944 |
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Due to faulty record keeping during the period, the total number of Medals issued is not known.