Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal

Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal
Ribbon of the medal
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type	Long service medal
Eligibility	Full-time members of the fire services of the colonies, dominions, and overseas territories.
Awarded for	18 years efficient service
Clasps	25 years 30 years
Statistics
Established	23 March 1934
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Mauritius Prisons Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal[1]
Next (lower)	Colonial Prison Service Medal[1]

The Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal, now known as the Overseas Territories Fire Brigades Long Service Medal, was established in 1934 to recognize long service in the fire services of the colonies, dominions, and overseas territories of the British Empire.

History

The medal was originally established on 23 March 1934 as the Colonial Police and Fire Brigade Long Service medal. The medal is awarded for 18 years of meritorious and efficient service.^[2] A new Royal Warrant issued on 21 March 1956, separated the medals out under their own warrants.^[3] The name of the medal was changed in 2012 to the Overseas Territories Fire Brigade Long Service Medal.^[4]

Appearance

The medal is circular and silver, 36 milimetres in diameter. The obverse depicts the effigy of the reigning sovereign surrounded by the royal titles. The reverse bears the depiction of a Firefighter's helmet and Fire axe superimposed on a laurel wreath. Circumscribed around the central design are the words COLONIAL FIRE BRIGADES • FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT •.^[5]

The medal hangs from a ring with claw suspension. The ribbon of the medal is dark blue with a central stripe of green. The centre stripe is divided by three thin stripes of white. Clasps are awarded for completing 25 and 30 years respectively. In undress, when only ribbons are worn, these clasps are represented by silver rosettes attached to the ribbon.^[5]

References

1. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. pp. 3352–3352. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
2. Kenya Gazette 37 (62), 10 December 1935, p. 1299, retrieved 10 July 2013
3. The London Gazette: no. 45518. p. 12241. 11 November 1971.
4. The London Gazette: no. 60172. p. 11416. 14 June 2012.
5. Mackay, James, Editor; Mussell, John W. (2004). The Medal Yearbook 2004. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 245. ISBN 9781870192620.