Militia Long Service Medal

Militia Long Service Medal
Ribbon of the medal
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type	Long service and good conduct medal
Eligibility	Efficient and irreproachable service in the Militia.
Awarded for	Awarded for 18 years service and attending 15 annual camps.
Status	Superseded by the Efficiency Medal
Statistics
Established	1904
Last awarded	1930
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Medal for Good Shooting (Naval)^[1]
Next (lower)	Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal^[1]

The Militia Long Service Medal was a long service medal awarded by the United Kingdom. Established by King Edward VII by Army Order No. 211 of 1904, the medal was awarded for 18 years of efficient and irreproachable service in the Militia and attending 15 annual camps. In 1906, it was extended to certain militia forces overseas by Royal Warrant.^[2] The medal was superseded by the Efficiency Medal in 1930.^[3]

Appearance

The Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is an oval shaped medal with a fixed ring suspender at the top. The obverse depicts the bust of King Edward VII in uniform facing left. Around the top edge is the legend, EDWARDVS VII REX IMPERATOR. The reverse bears the words MILITIA FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT. The medal hangs from a 32 mm light blue ribbon threaded through the top ring suspender. Recipient's service numbers, rank, name, and unit are impressed on the edge of the medal.^[4]

References

1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3353. 17 March 2003.
↑ Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin, Issues 593-604. B. A. Seaby. 1968. pp. 421–423.
↑ The London Gazette: no. 33653. p. 6311. 17 October 1930.
↑ "Militia Long Service and Good Conduct Medal : Gunner R Casey, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Edinburgh Royal Garrison Artillery Militia". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

External links

Militia Long Service Medal image, Royaldublinfusiliers.com

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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