General Service Medal 1962-2007. With clasp 'Malay Peninsula' (24076837 Gdsm T. Chadwick. SG.)

The recipient was a Guardsman serving with 1st Battalion Scots Guards

An extremely scarce single clasp medal to the Scots Guards

1/Scots Guards Malaysia: In late 1964 1st Battalion Scots Guards deployed to Malaysia, which independent state had only been formed the previous year, where it joined the 28th Commonwealth Brigade, and was based in Camp Terendak, Malacca. As the majority of the 'Jocks' of 1/SG deployed to Borneo in 1965 (and qualified for the Borneo' clasp), very few Scots Guards, qualified for the GSM 1962 with single clasp 'Malay Peninsula'. The general qualifying Qualifying criteria , the recipient would have served on the Malay Peninsula for 30 days aggregate service during the period of 'Confrontation' with Indonesia, and specifically between the dates of 17 August 1964 - 12 June 1965

Condition: GVF

Code: 22191