General Service Medal 1918-1962, GVIR 1st type bust, 1 Clasp: Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-49, later claim with swivel suspension awarded to Corporal J. Gorman, Royal Engineers who was employed in bomb and mine disposal in the post war clear up operations. 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.
General Service Medal 1918-1962, GVIR 1st type bust, 1 Clasp: Bomb & Mine Clearance 1945-49, later issue officially impressed naming; (1953773 CPL. J. GORMAN RE.)
Condition: later claim, Nearly Extremely Fine
Awarded to Corporal (No. 1953773) J. Gorman, Royal Engineers, who was employed in bomb and mine disposal in the post war clear up operations. 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.
