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The Medal of the Order of the British Empire awarded from 1917 to 1922 was a circular silver medal, 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in diameter, showing a seated Britannia and the inscription FOR GOD AND THE EMPIRE on the obverse and the Royal cypher on the reverse. The medal had a ring suspender for the 27 millimetres (1.1 in) wide ribbon of plain ...
Australia and New Zealand awarded British and Commonwealth orders and decorations to their servicemen in Vietnam, including the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross Australia and New Zealand jointly developed and instituted the Vietnam Medal (though separate Royal Warrants were issued).
Papua New Guinean recipients of the British Empire Medal (3 P) Pages in category "Recipients of the British Empire Medal" The following 190 pages are in this category, out of 190 total.
In 1941, the medal of the order 'for meritorious service' was renamed the British Empire Medal, and the following year its recipients were granted the right to use the postnominal letters BEM. [4] During the war, the BEM came to be used to recognise acts of bravery which did not merit the award of a George Cross or George Medal , [ 10 ] a use ...
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 ...
On 8 January 1971 he was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his service in Vietnam. [11] In 1970 the South Vietnamese government awarded him the Distinguished Service Order and in 1973 the US awarded him the Bronze Star Medal .
The King's Birthday Honours 1942 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.They were published on 5 June 1942 for the United Kingdom [1] and Canada.
The honour is divided into civil and military medals in a similar way to the Order of the British Empire. Like the ribbons used for other classes of the Order of the British Empire, the ribbon of the British Empire Medal is rose-pink with pearl-grey edges, with the addition of a pearl-grey central stripe for the military division.