Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal

Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal
Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal
Type	Commemorative medal
Awarded for	Service
Presented by	Ceylon
Eligibility	All ranks of the Ceylon armed services in active service during the 1949-1951 period
Clasps	None
Status	No longer awarded
Established	July 1955
First awarded	1955
	Ribbon bar
Precedence
Next (higher)	Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya; Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama (Sri Lanka); Pakistan Medal (United Kingdom)
Next (lower)	Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal (Sri Lanka); Ceylon Police Independence Medal (United Kingdom)

The Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal was awarded to members of the Ceylon armed services who served within their specific service branch during periods in 1949-1951 when their service branch was established:

Ceylon Army (10 October 1949)
Royal Ceylon Navy (9 December 1950)
Royal Ceylon Air Force (2 March 1951).

References

^ ^a ^b "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3353.

Army, Sri Lanka. (1st Edition - October 1999). "50 YEARS ON" - 1949-1999, Sri Lanka Army. ISBN 955-8089-02-8

External links

[gazette56878-1] "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3353.

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