Meritorious Service Medal
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The Meritorious Service Medal is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed outstanding deeds or activities that bring honour to Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meritorious Service Medal canonical | 7 |
| Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) | 1 |
| below Meritorious Service Medal (military division) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1635322 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meritorious Service Medal Context triple: [Canadian Honours System, includesDecoration, Meritorious Service Medal]
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A.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
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B.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
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C.
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded for non-combat outstanding achievement or meritorious service in a joint duty capacity.
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D.
Good Conduct Medal
The Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted service members who demonstrate exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during their period of active service.
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E.
Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Meritorious Service Medal Target entity description: The Meritorious Service Medal is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed outstanding deeds or activities that bring honour to Canada.
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A.
Meritorious Service Medal
The Meritorious Service Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to members of the Armed Forces who distinguish themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious achievement or service.
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B.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.
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C.
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is a high-level U.S. military decoration awarded for non-combat outstanding achievement or meritorious service in a joint duty capacity.
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D.
Good Conduct Medal
The Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted service members who demonstrate exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during their period of active service.
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E.
Meritorious Service Cross
The Meritorious Service Cross is a Canadian military and civilian decoration awarded to recognize highly professional acts that bring significant benefit or honour to Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian state decoration ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MSM ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall
ⓘ
linked to:
Chancellery of Honours
|
| awardingBody | Governor General of Canada ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| category | decoration for bravery and merit ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| criteria |
bringing honour to Canada
ⓘ
bringing honour to the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ outstanding professionalism ⓘ |
| designFeature | St. Edward's Crown above the medal ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Canadian citizens
ⓘ
civilian recipients ⓘ military personnel ⓘ non-Canadian citizens ⓘ |
| field |
civilian honours
ⓘ
military honours ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Civil Division
ⓘ
Military Division ⓘ |
| hasInsigniaComponent |
bar for subsequent awards
ⓘ
medal ⓘ ribbon ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalsUsage | used after recipient's name in formal contexts ⓘ |
| higherAward | Meritorious Service Cross ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| lowerAward |
Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers
ⓘ
linked to:
Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
|
| material | silver ⓘ |
| monarchOnObverse |
King Charles III
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Philip Arthur George
|
| obverseDesign | effigy of the reigning Canadian monarch ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Honours System ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | MSM ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize outstanding deeds or activities that bring honour to Canada ⓘ |
| region |
Commonwealth realm of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth realms
|
| reverseDesign | laurel wreath surrounding the words "MERITORIOUS SERVICE" ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | blue ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | merit decoration ⓘ |
| wearingOrder | worn on the left chest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meritorious Service Medal Description of subject: The Meritorious Service Medal is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed outstanding deeds or activities that bring honour to Canada.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sacrifice Medal
→
precedenceInCanadianHonoursSystem
→
below Meritorious Service Medal (military division)
ⓘ
linked to: Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Cross (civil division)
→
higherInCanadianOrderOfPrecedenceThan
→
Meritorious Service Medal (civil division)
ⓘ
linked to: Meritorious Service Medal
subject linked to:
Civil Division