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Border Force and
Immigration Enforcement Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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For the later honour also commonly known as the
Territorial Decoration, see
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Wireless Auxiliary Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Territorial Force, and later the Territorial Army - Commissioned Officers
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Prison Services (Operational Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Ulster Defence Regiment)
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Queens Royal Surrey regiment - Territorial Decorations and Medals
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Trans-Jordan Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army)
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Mauritius Prisons Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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The Efficiency Decoration was itself replaced in 1999 by the
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Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
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Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
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Mauritius Fire Services Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Fire and Rescue Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Jersey Honorary Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies
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National Crime Agency Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
51:
King Edward VII (left) and King George V (right) versions
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Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies
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Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa)
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Mauritius Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal
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H.M. Coastguard Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
1402:Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve
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672:Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)
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1120:Police Service of Northern Ireland Service Medal
894:Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal
713:Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848)
696:Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830)
648:Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal)
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1228:Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
954:Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Long Service Medal
554:Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
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317:Volunteer Long Service And Good Conduct Medal
89:38mm dark green with a central yellow stripe.
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882:African Police Medal for Meritorious Service
858:Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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95:Half blue, half scarlet with yellow edges.
1002:Colonial Fire Brigades Long Service Medal
1305:Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal
624:Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
590:Meritorious Service Medal (South Africa)
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333:Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge
299:, awarded to all ranks in all services.
1595:Special Constabulary Long Service Medal
1385:Army Emergency Reserve Efficiency Medal
1079:Royal Ulster Constabulary Service Medal
918:Ceylon Fire Services Long Service Medal
578:Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand)
249:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
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373:no. 28181, Tuesday, September 29, 1908
1667:Women's Royal Voluntary Service Medal
1643:Service Medal of the Order of St John
1096:Northern Ireland Prison Service Medal
542:Meritorious Service Medal (Australia)
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1264:Imperial Yeomanry Long Service Medal
1026:Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal
1691:Colonial Special Constabulary Medal
1559:Northern Ireland Home Service Medal
1050:Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service Medal
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1339:Territorial Force Efficiency Medal
942:Colonial Police Long Service Medal
607:Accumulated Campaign Service Medal
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344:Territorial Force Efficiency Medal
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458:On Churchill being awarded a TD
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224:) was a military medal of the
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404:"New Decoration and Medals",
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116:= Height 46mm; max.width 35mm
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1351:Territorial Efficiency Medal
1192:Volunteer Long Service Medal
1163:Emergency Reserve Decoration
348:Territorial Efficiency Medal
309:Honourable Artillery Company
303:Honourable Artillery Company
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205:Regular and HAC ribbon bars
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1252:Militia Long Service Medal
443:, (1983), (Spink: London)
375:(Accessed on 25 July 2015)
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218:Territorial Decoration
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40:Territorial Decoration
1327:Efficiency Decoration
289:Efficiency Decoration
166:Efficiency Decoration
29:Efficiency Decoration
1518:Air Efficiency Award
292:after their name.
354:(1930–1999).
307:For members of the
177:1908 (29 September)
1571:Cadet Forces Medal
463:2008-09-12 at the
391:The London Gazette
371:The London Gazette
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230:Territorial Force
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1148:decorations
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386:"No. 33653"
174:Established
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75:Description
65:Awarded for
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321:Edward VII
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1142:Volunteer
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265:Militia
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157:in the
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