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Members who had joined the Canadian Forces before 1 September 1939, however, remained eligible for the award of the Efficiency Medal (Canada). [2] [27] [33] In Ceylon, the Efficiency Medal (Ceylon) was suspended on 7 March 1972 and was later replaced by the Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya (Efficient Service Order) on 7 January 1986.
Warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men of the Ceylon Volunteer Force were awarded the Efficiency Medal until 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic. The Karyakshama Seva Padakkama was established in 1986 as a replacement for the Efficiency Medal, with personal of the rank of Warrant Officer and below, who had completed completed 18 years of service with an excellent record on or ...
National Best Quality Software Awards – British Computer Society Sri Lanka section (BCSSL) National Engineering Awards – Institution of Engineers of Sri Lanka (IESL) IT Security Awards – ISACA Sri Lanka Chapter; e-Swabhimani Award – Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka National recognition of local content.
Until 1972, the British honours system was in place in Ceylon along with several indigenous titles, however, since 1956 no nominations were made for these honours and were automatically discontinued after Sri Lanka became a republic.
Ceylon used the British awards system and continued post-independence until 1956, when British imperial honours were suspended. New awards were instituted in 1981. PWV is equivalent to the Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom , the Medal of Honor in the United States and Param Vir Chakra in India .
Volunteer officers of the Ceylon Defence Force, were awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration and thereafter the Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon). This practice continued following the formation the Ceylon Army in 1949 and the creation of the Ceylon Volunteer Force under the Army Act of 1949. The practice ended in 1972, when Ceylon became the ...
President Biden will on Saturday award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left-wing billionaire George Soros, and 17 others at a ceremony at the White ...
Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal — Air Efficiency Award: AE: 1942–1999: Only award to officers entitles use of postnominal. Volunteer Reserves Service Medal: VR: 1999 – present: Volunteer Reserves Service Medal: VR: 1999 – present: Ulster Defence Regiment Medal: UD: Only award to officers entitles use of postnominal.