British veterans awarded the Pingat
Jasa Malaysia (PJM) medal have been given permission by Her Majesty The Queen to
wear it for the first time during Remembrance events next Sunday.
The Government of Malaysia
introduced the medal in 2005 and awarded it to British and Commonwealth
veterans who served in the conflict in Malaya in
the late 1950s and 1960s.
Approval
is not normally given for foreign medals to be accepted if British recognition
for a campaign has already been presented. Previously, veterans had been able
to accept but not wear the medal. It has now been agreed they can both accept
and wear the PJM.
This was done
to recognise the generous gesture by the King and Government of Malaysia, and
their wish to award the PJM in recognition of service given by many veterans in
the difficult years leading up to and following Malaysian independence.
Information on how to apply for the PJM medal can be found on our website.
