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For example, the British Empire Medal temporarily ceased to be awarded in the UK in 1993, as was the companion level award of the Imperial Service Order (although its medal is still used). The British Empire Medal was revived, however, in 2012 with 293 BEMs awarded for the 2012 Birthday Honours, and has continued to be awarded in some other ...
Pages in category "Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom" The following 88 pages are in this category, out of 88 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; Medal for Meritorious Service (Royal Navy 1918-1928) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans) Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans) Royal Marines Meritorious Service Medal (1849-1947) Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (1918 ...
Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan) 6 April 2011: 9 November 2001 – present: Ebola Medal for Service in West Africa: 11 June 2015: 23 March 2014 – 29 March 2016 [28] First UK campaign medal issued for response to humanitarian crisis. [29] General Service Medal (2008) 2015: January 2008 – present [30]
The order had been established primarily as a civilian award; in August 1918, however, not long after its foundation, a number of awards were made to serving naval and military personnel. Four months later, a 'Military Division' was added to the order, to which serving personnel would in future be appointed. [8]
British campaign medals are awarded to members of the British Armed Forces, Allied forces and civilians participating in specified military campaigns. Examples include the Defence Medal , for homeland defence in World War II, and the Atlantic Star for World War II sea service in the Atlantic.
The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration was of the same design as the Reserve Decoration but was distinguished, from 1919, by a different ribbon. In 1966 the Royal Naval Reserve (drawn from the Merchant Navy) and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (civilian volunteers) were merged. Thereafter awards of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve ...
Nominations for the civilian medal were resumed by prime minister David Cameron in 2011, though the rank distinction for military awards was not re-introduced and military awards of the BEM were not resumed. [3] At the time of his review Major decided to retain the Order of the British Empire, which some considered anachronistic.