Siege of Jadotville Medal

Campaign medal of the Irish Army

Award

Siege of Jadotville Medal An Bonn Jadotville

Type	Single-grade order
Awarded for	Participation in the Siege of Jadotville
Presented by	Government of Ireland
Eligibility	Soldiers who fought at Siege of Jadotville in Company A
Established	2 December 2017
Total	Supposed to be awarded to 156 recipients

Ribbon of Siege of Jadotville Medal

The Jadotville Medal (Irish: An Bonn Jadotville), is a campaign medal which can only be issued to the members of "A" Company, 35th Infantry Battalion who fought during the Siege of Jadotville in 1961. "A" Company, under the command of Commandant Pat Quinlan, was part of the Irish Army forces participating in the United Nations peacekeeping operations in Congo.^[1] The medal depicts a Celtic warrior and the shoulder badge that was worn by all Irish UN soldiers in the Congo.^[2] Also depicted on the medal are the words Cosaint Chalma (Valiant Defence) and Misneach (Courage).^[3]

References

^ Ní Aodha, Gráinne (2 December 2017). "After 55 years, Irish soldiers awarded medals for Siege of Jadotville". The Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ Garner, Tom (5 December 2017). "The Jadotville Medal: Ireland Honours the "Valiant Defence" of 1961". History Answers. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ Department of Defence (2 December 2017). "Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, Presents "An Bonn Jadotville" the Jadotville Medal". Government of Ireland. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

"Senator seeking judicial review of Jadotville findings over bravery awards". Irish Examiner. 26 August 2021.
"Irish battalion honoured for Jadotville bravery". Irish Times. 17 September 2016.