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Insignia attached to appropriate campaign medal; if no campaign medal awarded, insignia attached after any medal ribbons King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct: Nil: 1943: 1939–1994 King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air: Nil: 1942: 1939–1994 King's Commendation for Bravery: Nil: 1994: 1994 – present
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.
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 ...
Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines; Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces; Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces; Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces; Cadet Forces Medal; H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; Special Constabulary Long ...
The following 71 pages use this file: Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) Air Force Medal; Albert Medal for Lifesaving; Alfred Mendes; Australian order of wearing of honours awarded prior to 6 October 1992
At the top of the ribbon is a second gilt bar ornamented with laurel. [9] The medals are issued unnamed but some recipients have had their names engraved on the reverse of the suspension bar. [9] The red ribbon is 1.125 in (2.86 cm) wide with narrow blue edges. [13] The bar for an additional award is plain gold with an Imperial Crown in the centre.
The Military Cross was designed by Henry Farnham Burke, [16] [17] while its ribbon was created by Victoria Ponsonby, Baroness Sysonby. [17] In the Medal Yearbook 2015 it is described as follows: [18] 46 mm maximum height, 44 mm maximum width. Ornamental silver cross with straight arms terminating in broad finials, suspended from a plain ...
The Royal Warrant for the Accumulated Campaign Service Medal specifies that ... the medal shall be circular in form and be silver, that it shall bear on the obverse the Crowned Effigy of the Sovereign and on the reverse the description "FOR ACCUMULATED CAMPAIGN SERVICE" set within a four part ribbon surrounded by a branch of oak leaves with laurel and olive leaves woven through the motto ribbon.