A rare General Service Medal 1918-1962, GVIR 2nd type bust, 1 Clasp: Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-1949 awarded to Sapper V.E. Carter, Royal Engineers who completed an aggregate of 180 days active engagement in the clearance of bombs and mines in the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland during the period of 9th May 1945 to 31st December 1949. The term ‘active engagement’ was taken to mean the process of digging down to a bomb or its removal and final disposal. In the case of mines it meant entering of the perimeter of live minefields and disarming the mines or acting as a water jet operator.
General Service Medal 1918-1962, GVIR 2nd type bust, 1 Clasp: Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-1949; (14062655 SPR. V.E. CARTER. R.E.)
Condition: toned, Good Very Fine
Awarded to Sapper (No. 14062655) V.E. Carter, Royal Engineers. The qualification for the Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-49 clasp was an aggregate of 180 days active engagement in the clearance of bombs and mines in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, during the period 9th May 1945 to 31st December 1949. The term of 'active engagement' was taken to mean the process of digging down to a bomb or its removal and final disposal. In the case of mines, it meant the entering of the perimeter of live minefields, disarming the mines or acting as a water jet operator. It should be noted that being a member of a unit so employed did not, in itself, count as a qualification. To be eligible, the recipient must have been personally engaged in one or all of the processes from the reaching to the final disposal of the bombs or mines.
Recipient confirmed on medal roll.
