Advisory Military Sub-Committee - South Atlantic Medal Claim (November 2023)
Updated 18 December 2024
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The independent Advisory Military Sub-Committee (AMSC), which has an independent chair and independent membership, offers advice to the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (the HD Committee) on historic military medals claims, including cases which may not have been previously considered or where new evidence has emerged. The HD Committee is the principal body with responsibility for making recommendations on honours, awards, and medals.
A recommendation by the AMSC has been made on the following case:
- Request that the eligibility criteria for the South Atlantic Medal with Rosette be revised to include submarine patrols in the region in early 1983.
The AMSC concluded that submarine patrols in the South Atlantic region, some months after the end of the Falkland Islands conflict, did not meet the threshold for medallic recognition and that there were no grounds to recommend the eligibility criteria for the South Atlantic Medal be revised.
This was the AMSC’s recommendation to the HD Committee, which was accepted.
The AMSC continues to recognise the commitment of campaign groups and individuals to ensuring that cases such as this are considered through a formal process. More information regarding the role of the AMSC and the process of evaluation can be found in the Sub-Committee’s Terms of Reference.