GREAT BRITAIN, WW1, GEORGE V, CONSTABULARY MEDAL, NAMED: W/ MOUNTED RIBBON

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This bronze medal awarded to all ranks within the Special Constabulary for 9 years in paid service with more than 50 duties per year
GREAT BRITAIN, WW1, GEORGE V,
T
o: SPECIAL
CONSTABULARY (
POLICE)
MEDAL, NAMED: W/ MOUNTED RIBBON
NAMED TO:
WILLIAM ROGERS
ORIGINAL MEDAL, MOUNTED RIBBON
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal
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Special Constabulary Long Service Medal
Obverse (George VI issue) and reverse
Awarded by
United Kingdom
Type
Long service medal
Eligibility
Members of the
Special Constabulary
Awarded for
9 years service
Clasps
The Great War 1914 - 1918
Bar
for 10 subsequent years of service
Statistics
Established
30 August 1919
Order of Wear
Next (higher)
H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
[1]
Next (lower)
Canadian Forces Decoration
[1]
Clasp for Great War service
Clasp for second award
Ribbon bar
Obverse: George V issues. The uncrowned effigy was awarded from circa 1930
Obverse: George VI (post-1948 awards omitted words
Ind Imp
) and Elizabeth II
Reverse: Ulster Special Constabulary
The
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal
is long service medal awarded in the
United Kingdom
to members of the
Special Constabulary
who have completed a specified period of service. Established in 1919 by King
George V
, the medal was initially created to reward members of the Special Constabulary for their service during
World War I
.
History
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Established on 30 August 1919 by Royal Warrant, the medal was initially known as the Special Constabulary Medal. The intent of the original warrant was to recognise the service of the members of the Special Constabulary during World War I, with further regulations to recognise nine years of service as a member of the Special Constabulary.
[2]
A new Royal Warrant was promulgated in 1920 changing the name of the medal to the Special Constabulary Long Service Medal.
[3]
In 1929, subsequent awards could be recognised by a
clasp
inscribed
Long Service
.
[4]
The Special Constabulary Long Service Medal was also awarded to members of the
British South Africa Police
Reserve for service in
Southern Rhodesia
after 1939, with recommendations made by the
Governor of Southern Rhodesia
to the
Dominions Office
in London. By 1965, when the last awards were made, a total of 559 medals, 71 first clasps and six second clasps had been received by members of the Reserve.
[5]
Criteria
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The Special Constabulary Long Service Medal may be awarded under one of four different sets of criteria:
Great War service
[
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Special Constables who served during World War I from 1914-1918 for three years, and performed at least 150 police duties were eligible to be awarded the medal. Recipients who received the medal under these conditions were entitled to a clasp inscribed
The Great War 1914 - 18
to denote their World War I service.
[6]
Special Constabulary
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The medal may be awarded to Special Constables who are recommended by the Chief Officer of Police of the department in which they serve so long as they have served for at least nine years, and willingly and competently discharged their duty as a Special Constable. Years of service during World War I from 1914 to 1918 and service during
World War II
from 3 September 1939 to 31 December 1945 are counted as triple.
[6]
Special Constables who complete an additional period of ten years service are eligible for a clasp to the medal, upon the recommendation of the Chief Officer of Police.
[6]
Ulster Special Constabulary
[
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]
Members of the
Ulster Special Constabulary
were eligible for award of the medal after fifteen years of service where they willingly and competently discharged their duty. Members who were serving their fifteenth year on 30 April 1970, the date the Ulster Special Constabulary was disbanded, were also eligible for award of the medal. Eligible individuals must have been recommended for award by the Chief Officer of Police,
Royal Ulster Constabulary
.
[6]
Special Constables who complete an additional period of ten years service are eligible for a clasp to the medal, upon the recommendation of the Chief Officer of Police. Members of the Ulster Special Constabulary who were in at least the ninth year of a subsequent ten-year period of service on 30 April 1970 were eligible for award of a clasp.
[6]
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve
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]
The medal may be awarded to members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve upon the recommendation of the Chief Constable, Royal Ulster Constabulary, who served fifteen years and willingly and competently discharged their duty as a member of the RUC Reserve. Service in the Ulster Special Constabulary which was not counted for the award of the medal or bar, may be counted with service as a member of the RUC Reserve.
[6]
Special Constables who complete an additional period of ten years service are eligible for a clasp to the medal, upon the recommendation of the Chief Officer of Police.
[6]
Appearance
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The Special Constabulary Long Service Medal is a circular
bronze
medal.
[7]
The obverse bears the effigy of the reigning sovereign, surrounded by a suitable inscription.
[6]
The reverse bears the inscription in six lines
FOR / FAITHFUL / SERVICE / IN THE / SPECIAL / CONSTABULARY
, with a wreath below and to the right of the inscription.
[8]
In 1956, a separate reverse was created for the Ulster Special Constabulary. The only difference was in the inscription which read in seven lines:
FOR / FAITHFUL / SERVICE / IN THE / ULSTER / SPECIAL / CONSTABULARY
. In 1982, the reverse was modified again to recognise service in the Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve.
[8]
Each issued medal has the name of the recipient impressed on the rim.
[6]
Rank is shown for recipients above the rank of Constable.
[9]
The medal hangs from a ribbon 1 3/8 inches wide with a red centre stripe, at the edges are a white stripes bisected by an equal black stripe.
[10]