Colonial Police Long Service Medal

Colonial Police Long Service Medal
Ribbon of the medal
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type	Long service medal
Eligibility	Full-time members of the police forces of the colonies, dominions, and overseas territories.
Awarded for	18 years efficient service
Clasps	25 years 30 years^[1]
Statistics
Established	23 March 1934
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Sierra Leone Police Long Service Medal^[2]
Next (lower)	Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Long Service Medal^[2]
Related	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

The Colonial Police Long Service Medal, now known as the Overseas Territories Police Long Service Medal, was established in 1934 to recognize long service in the police forces 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.^[3] A new Royal Warrant issued on 21 March 1956, separated the medal out under their own warrants.^[4] The name of the medal was changed in 2012 to the Overseas Territories Police Long Service Medal.^[5]

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 police officer's truncheon superimposed on a laurel wreath. Circumscribed around the central design are the words FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT COLONIAL POLICE FORCES.^[6]

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 bordered by 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.^[6]

References

↑ Cypress Gazette (3), 1958, p. 351, retrieved 10 July 2013
1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3352. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
↑ Kenya Gazette 37 (62), 10 December 1935, p. 1299, retrieved 10 July 2013
↑ The London Gazette: no. 45518. p. 12242. 11 November 1971.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 60172. p. 11416. 14 June 2012.
1 2 Mackay, James, Editor; Mussell, John W. (2004). The Medal Yearbook 2004. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 9781870192620.

External links

Medal pair with the Africa General Service Medal and Colonial Police Long Service Medal, Imperial War Museum.

Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth

Regular military meritorious and long service medals	Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (Australia) Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Meritorious Service Medal (Natal) Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand) Meritorious Service Medal (South Africa) Accumulated Campaign Service Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal) Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army) Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Ulster Defence Regiment) Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)

Civilian long service medals	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal African Police Medal for Meritorious Service Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal Ceylon Police Long Service Medal Ceylon Fire Services Long Service Medal Sierra Leone Police Long Service Medal Colonial Police Long Service Medal Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Long Service Medal Mauritius Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Mauritius Fire Services Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Mauritius Prisons Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal Colonial Prison Service Medal Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal Prison Services (Operational Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal Northern Ireland Prison Service Medal

Volunteer and part-time long service decorations and medals	Emergency Reserve Decoration Volunteer Officers' Decoration Volunteer Long Service Medal Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Militia Long Service Medal Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal Territorial Decoration Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal Efficiency Decoration Territorial Force Efficiency Medal Territorial Efficiency Medal Efficiency Medal Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal Naval Auxiliary Service Long Service Medal Air Efficiency Award Volunteer Reserves Service Medal Ulster Defence Regiment Medal Northern Ireland Home Service Medal Cadet Forces Medal H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Special Constabulary Long Service Medal Royal Observer Corps Medal Civil Defence Long Service Medal Service Medal of the Order of St John Voluntary Medical Service Medal Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal South African Medal for War Services Colonial Special Constabulary Medal

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