Defence Medals Office

Defence Medal Office

Note: Serving personnel should apply for medals through their unit admin staff.

Non-serving personnel can load and print the Medal Application Form

Next of kin of deceased ex-service personnel should also load, print and complete the Certificate of Kinship. Information and medals can only be released to the direct legal next of kin. This form could also be used for the legal next of kin to give their permission for information or medals to be released to a different family member or family friend. A photocopy of the relevant death certificate should also be submitted. The completed application form should be posted to:

Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
(Joint Personnel Administration Centre)
MOD Medal Office
Building 250
RAF Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW

JPAC Enquiry Centre:
Tel: 0141 224 3600
Veterans Freephone: 0800 085 3600

All information about medals issued to First World War veterans is held at the National Archive at Kew.

Further information available from the Defence Medal Office.

Further advice for Veterans, including details of the Veterans badge, can be found at the Veterans Agency Medals Pages.