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Long Service Decorations and Medals

British Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)

This medal was awarded for valuable and commendable service.

Meritorious Service Medal

Royal Canadian Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

This long service and good conduct medal was awarded for 15 years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Volunteer Long Service Medal

This long service medal was instituted in 1894, amended in 1896 and disbanded in 1908.

Volunteer Long Service Medal

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration - VD

This long service decoration was superseded by the Canadian Efficiency Decoration and was established in 1899.

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal

This long service medal was for service between 04 February 1902 and 23 September 1931. This medal is superseded by the Canadian Efficiency Medal.

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal

Canadian Efficiency Decoration

This long service decoration is superseded by Canadian Forces Decoration and was issued until 17 August 1942.

Efficiency Decoration Canada

Efficiency Decoration Territorial

This long service decoration was established in 1930 to replace the Volunteer Officers Decoration (1892), the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration (1899), and the Territorial Decoration (1908). The conditions of the award were amended in 1940, 1946, twice in 1949, 1952 and by Royal Warrant printed as a Special Army Order, No. 136, of 24 November 1952. The decoration was also awarded to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Auxiliary and Reserve officers until the introduction of the Air Efficiency Award in 1942.

Efficiency Decoration Territorial

Canadian Efficiency Medal

This medal was superseded by the Canadian Forces Decoration and was awarded until 17 August 1942.

Efficiency Medal

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Officers' Decoration (VRD)

This long service decoration is for 20 years of service as a commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.

Officer of the Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

This long service and good conduct medal was awarded for 12 years of service in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR).

Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

Air Efficiency Award

This Second World War award was superseded by the Canadian Forces Decoration.

Air Efficiency Award

Service Medal of the Order of St. John

This service medal has been awarded in England from 1898 to present and in Canada since 1955.

Service Medal of the Order of St. John
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