Established 1908 | Last awarded 1930 | |
Type Long service and good conduct medal Eligibility Efficient and irreproachable service in the Special Reserve. Awarded for Awarded for 15 years service and attending 15 annual camps. Status Superseded by the Efficiency Medal | ||
The Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was a long service medal awarded by the United Kingdom established by King Edward VII. The medal was awarded for service in the Special Reserve, or a combination of service in the Special Reserve and other part-time military forces. Awarded from 1908 to 1930, the medal was only awarded about 1000 times.
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Award criteria
Established in June 1908, the medal was awarded for 15 years of efficient and irreproachable service in the Special Reserve and attending 15 annual trainings. Qualifying service for the medal could come from service in the Militia, Imperial Yeomanry, Volunteer Force, or Territorial Force so long as at least five years was in the Militia or Special Reserve. The medal was superseded by the Efficiency Medal in 1930. Only about 1000 of these medals were ever awarded.
Appearance
The Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a silver 32 millimetres (1.3 in) wide oval shaped medal. The obverse depicts the bust of the reigning King of the United Kingdom. The reverse bears the words SPECIAL RESERVE arched above FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT on four lines. A claw suspension and ring suspender attaches the medal from a 32 mm wide dark blue ribbon with a centre stripe of light blue.