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The Territorial Efficiency Medal is an oval silver medal, 38 millimetres (1.5 inches) high and 31 millimetres (1.2 inches) wide. The obverse bears the effigy of King George V in Field Marshall's uniform facing left, circumscribed by the inscription "GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:". The reverse has a raised rim and bears the inscription ...
The Efficiency Medal was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men after twelve years of efficient service on the active list of the Militia or the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom, or of the other Auxiliary Military Forces throughout the British Empire.
The equivalent award for other ranks was the Efficiency Medal. [15] Recipients serving in the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom are entitled to use the post-nominal letters TD, while recipients serving in the Auxiliary Military Forces are entitled to use the post-nominal letters ED.
In 1911 the image was changed to that of George V, the legend reading GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP:. The reverse has a raised rim and bears the inscription "TERRITORIAL FORCE EFFICIENCY MEDAL" on four lines. [6] The recipient's service number, rank, name, and unit were impressed on the edge of the medal. [9]
King Christian IX Jubilee Medal [8] King Christian IX Centenary Medal [27] King Christian IX and Queen Louise of Denmark Golden Wedding Commemorative Medal [8] [27] Knight 3rd Class of the Order of St. George, 14 March 1918 [54] Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders, 1919 [55] Knight with Collar of the Order of Muhammad Ali, 1920 [56]
1950: Major William Jardine Barnish (appointed 1945) was also stripped of his Territorial Efficiency Medal with two clasps. [154] 1950: Captain Robert Charles Deboice Douglas (appointed 1947) [155] 1950: Flight sergeant George Lofthouse (appointed 1945) was also stripped of two Mentioned in Despatches [156]
The Territorial Decoration (TD) was a military medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army.. This award superseded the Volunteer Officer's Decoration when the Territorial Force was formed on 1 April 1908, following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, (7 Edw.7, c.9) which was a large ...
The Volunteer Officers' Decoration continued to be awarded in some colonies and Crown Dependencies (such as to officers of the Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, with awards for this unit continuing even after its re-organisation on Territorial Force lines in 1921) until the Efficiency Decoration was ...