{"product_id":"royal-army-medical-corps-ramc-british-general-service-medal-palestine-1945-48","title":"Royal Army Medical Corps RAMC British General Service Medal Palestine 1945-48","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBritish General Service Medal - Private Wood, Royal Army Medical Corps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eGeneral Service Medal, clasp 'Palestine 1945-48' - \u003cb\u003e14131112 PTE. J. WOOD. R.A.M.C.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePrivate \u003cb\u003eJ. Wood\u003c\/b\u003e, service number \u003cb\u003e14131112\u003c\/b\u003e, later \u003cb\u003e22546421\u003c\/b\u003e, served with the \u003cb\u003e9th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps\u003c\/b\u003e, qualifying for the General Service Medal with clasp \u003cb\u003e‘PALESTINE 1945–48’\u003c\/b\u003e for his service between \u003cb\u003e27 June 1946 and 5 October 1947\u003c\/b\u003e, as confirmed on the Order of Battle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe clasp \u003ci\u003ePalestine 1945–48\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded for service during the final, turbulent years of the British Mandate. This period saw increasing unrest, insurgency, and political violence as Britain struggled to maintain order between Jewish and Arab communities in the aftermath of the Second World War. British troops undertook security operations, patrolling, protection of key infrastructure, curfew enforcement, and responses to bombings, ambushes, and civil disorder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003e9th Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C.\u003c\/b\u003e, provided essential frontline medical support throughout the campaign—treating casualties from explosions, shootings, rioting, and security duties, while also maintaining mobile medical posts and evacuation chains wherever units were deployed. The RAMC’s role in Palestine was often demanding, with medical personnel frequently operating under threat in urban areas such as Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Haifa, as well as in remote rural districts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: All research will be sent to the buyer via email. I am unable to provide printed copies, as I do not have access to a printer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAJMS Medals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AJMS Medals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52859988869466,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9850\/1466\/files\/20251126_133743.png?v=1764180488","url":"https:\/\/ajms-medals.com\/products\/royal-army-medical-corps-ramc-british-general-service-medal-palestine-1945-48","provider":"AJMS Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}