Merchant Navy Medals application form (MSF 4408)
Complete MSF 4408, to apply for a Merchant Navy Medal.
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You can apply for a Merchant Navy Medal if you were a member of the Merchant Navy and you:
- served in a vessel used to support the UK armed forces
- meet the eligibility requirements for the medal you’re applying for
- we only issue official campaign awards instituted by the Monarch, we do not issue any commemorative awards
This include anyone who has served in WW2 and various post war conflicts. You can apply on behalf of someone in your family if they’ve died or if you have lasting power of attorney.
Send the completed form to:
RSS Cardiff
Registry of Shipping and Seamen
Anchor Court
Ocean Way
Cardiff
CF24 5JW
The guide to the Registry of Shipping and Seamen can help you with your family history research.
The Registry of Shipping and Seamen holds very limited records including:
- medal roll for World War 2 and original papers (not complete) of medal applications for the World War 2 period
- records of the Falklands campaign
- a small selection of allied ship pouches from World War 2
If you need information from these records you can contact the Registry of Shipping at [email protected].
Updates to this page
Published 23 February 2017Last updated 5 December 2024 + show all updates
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Form updated to clarify that we only issue commemorative medals and not a service medal.
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First published.