This Operational Service Medal is awarded for service on any of 5 operations in Sierra Leone or the Joint Operational Area which included Senegal.
It is awarded for either 14, 21, 30 or 45 days continuous or accumulated service required between certain specified dates on either Op Palliser, Basilica or Silkman, and is also awarded to those deployed on Op Maidenly or Op Barras on specified dates.
Full details are laid out in DCI JS 78/02.
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