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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.
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 .
This meant only service medals such as the Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal, the Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon) and the Efficiency Medal (Ceylon) were awarded after 1956. No gallantry medals were awarded even during the 1971 JVP Insurrection. In 1972, Ceylon became a republic as the Republic of Sri Lanka.
Imperial and local medals awarded for military service to the colony and empire. Capture of Ceylon Medal (1807) Ceylon Medal (1818) [11] Volunteer Officers' Decoration (1892-1930) Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies (1892-1930) Queen's South Africa Medal (1989-1900 for service with the British Imperial Forces)
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 ...
On 12 November 2020, the British Government announced that a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal would be struck and awarded in 2022. [35] The Platinum Jubilee Medal was awarded to people who work in public service, including representatives of the Armed Forces, the emergency services and the prison services. [36] [37]
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 ...
A recipient who had earlier been awarded any Long Service and Good Conduct Medal or the Efficiency Medal or a clasp to either for service in the ranks, was not permitted to wear the medal or clasp together with the decoration until the full service periods prescribed for each medal or clasp and the decoration had been completed. [1] [8] [14] [20]