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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. In South Africa, the Efficiency Medal (South Africa) was superseded on 6 April 1952 by the John Chard Medal, which could be awarded to all ranks after twelve years of ...
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.
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.
Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon) (1930 - 1972) Efficiency Medal (Ceylon) (1930 - 1972) Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (1938-1950) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1938-1950) Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces (1954-1966) Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...