Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal

Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Awarded by the Her Majesty The Queen
Country	United Kingdom
Eligibility	Members of the * Army Reserve (United Kingdom) * Royal Auxiliary Air Force * Royal Naval Reserve * Royal Marines Reserve
Awarded for	Exemplary personal performance over an extended period of service in the Reserve Forces^[1]
Clasps	None
Post-nominals	QVRM^[2]
Statistics
Established	29 March 1999^[3]
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Queen's Ambulance Service Medal^[4]^[5]
Next (lower)	Queen's Medal for Chiefs (de jure)^[5] British campaign medals, United Nations Medals, and Medals of recognised International Organisations in order of award (de facto)^[6]
Ribbon of QVRM

The Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) was created by Her Majesty The Queen by Royal Warrant on 29 March 1999.^[3] Only 13 Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medals may be awarded in a year. The medal is presented only to members of the Volunteer Reserves of the British Armed Services for exemplary meritorious service in the conduct of their duties.^[7] The QVRM is a Level 3 award and ranks in military order of wear immediately after the British Empire Medal.^[1] It is the first exclusive award to Volunteer Reserves that is presented at an investiture. The first awards were announced in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours with these first awards presented at an investiture on 5 November 1999.^[7]

Medal

The medal is circular and made of silver coloured metal. The obverse bears the sovereign's effigy surrounded by the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA FID DEF (Latin: Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith). The reverse depicts a scroll with the inscription The Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal. The ribbon is dark green with three narrow gold stripes. Receipt of this medal is entitles the holder to use the post-nominals QVRM.^[2] There are no clasps awarded for this medal.

References

1 2 "JSP 761 HONOURS AND AWARDS IN THE ARMED FORCES" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. May 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
1 2 "Annex 108A Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)" (pdf). Royal Navy. February 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 "The Warrant". qvrm.org. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
↑ "The Queen's Ambulance Service Medal Royal Warrant" (PDF). http://www.official-documents.gov.uk. The Stationery Office. Retrieved 30 December 2012. External link in |work= (help)
1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3352. 17 March 2003.
↑ "JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). p. 12A-1. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
1 2 "Didcot Reservist Receives Award at Buckingham Palace". Raf.mod.uk. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

Current awards

Level 1	Victoria Cross (VC) George Cross (GC)

Level 2A	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) Royal Red Cross Class I (RRC)

Level 2B	George Medal (GM) Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry (QFSM)

Level 3A	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Military Cross (MC) Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Air Force Cross (AFC) Royal Red Cross Class II (ARRC)

Level 3B	Constabulary Medal (Ireland) Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM) Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) British Empire Medal (BEM) Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM) Queen's Ambulance Service Medal Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) Queen's Medal for Chiefs Polar Medal Imperial Service Medal Overseas Territories Police Medal

Level 4	Mentioned in Despatches Queen's Commendation for Bravery Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Other awards	Badge of Honour

Obsolete awards

Level 1	Indian Order of Merit (First Class) (IOM) Albert Medal (1st class) (AM) Edward Medal (1st class) (EM) Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM)

Level 2A	Indian Order of Merit (Second Class) (IOM) Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM)

Level 2B	Albert Medal (2nd class) (AM) Edward Medal (2nd class) (EM) Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold

Level 3A	Order of British India (First Class) (OBI) Order of British India (Second Class) (OBI) Indian Order of Merit (Third Class) (IOM) Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) Military Medal (MM) Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) Air Force Medal (AFM) Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM)

Level 3B	Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver) Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM) Canada Medal (CM) Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service

Level 4	King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

See also: British campaign medals

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