Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies
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The Volunteer Long Service Medal was instituted in 1894 as an award for long service by other ranks and some officers of the United Kingdom's Volunteer Force. In 1896, the grant of the medal was extended to other ranks and officers who had served in the ranks of the Volunteer Forces throughout the British Empire. A separate new medal was instituted, the Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies. Awarding of this medal was discontinued in stages when it was superseded in most territories by the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal in 1899 and in the remainder by the Efficiency Medal in 1930.[1][2]
Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies | |
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Type | Military long service medal |
Awarded for | Twenty years service Eighteen years service in India |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India |
Eligibility | Other ranks and Officers who have served in the ranks of the Volunteer Forces throughout the British Empire |
Status | Discontinued in 1930 |
Established | 1896 |
Last awarded | 1930 |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies |
Next (lower) | Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration |
Related | Volunteer Long Service Medal |