Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal
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ceylon-volunteer-service-medal-310-531584
title:
Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal
text:
The Ceylon Volunteer Service Medal is a non-wearable campaign medal awarded by the Government of Ceylon to all members of the Ceylonese armed forces that volunteered for overseas service during World War I. The exact number of medals struck is disputed, with sources citing numbers between 450 and 3000. The medal was the only one of its kind, Ceylon being the only British crown colony to issue a medal of its own for its citizens' service in the war. Those awarded the medal were servicemen of the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceylon_Volunteer_Service_Medal
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2023-06-11T11:43:27Z
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