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who are mentioned in despatches (MiD) are not awarded a medal for their actions, but receive a certificate and wear an oak leaf device on the ribbon of the appropriate campaign medal. A smaller version of the oak leaf device is attached to the ribbon when worn alone. Prior to 2014, only one device
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Personnel can be mentioned in dispatches posthumously and multiple awards are also possible. A recipient of a mention in a dispatch is entitled to wear an emblem, in the form of a lotus leaf on the ribbon of the relevant campaign medal. They are also issued with an official certificate from the
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was established, the MiD has been replaced by the
Australian decorations: the Commendation for Gallantry and the Commendation for Distinguished Service. Similarly, the equivalents of the MiD for acts of bravery by civilians and by soldiers not engaged with the enemy have also been reformed. The
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British award, the bronze oak leaf, for acts of bravery, in contact with the enemy, which fell just short of the standard required for the granting of a decoration, or for valuable services not necessarily in immediate contact with the enemy.
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Mention in dispatches has been used since 1947, in order to recognize distinguished and meritorious service in operational areas and acts of gallantry which are not of a sufficiently high order to warrant the grant of gallantry awards.
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A unit can also be mentioned in dispatches. The unit standard is then decorated with the corresponding Croix. After two mentions, the men of the unit are entitled to wear a
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88:. Established in 1919, it was retrospective to August 1914. It was not a common honour with, for example, only twenty-five (out of 1,000) members of the
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939:. pp. 296–300. Published by Nimrod Dix & Co, London, 1981.
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Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
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Australian Honours Order of Precedence prior to 6 October 1992
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a silver gilt palm for those who had been mentioned at the
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list of awards presented by the governor general of Canada
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United Kingdom, British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations
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Under the current Pakistani military honours system, the
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a bronze palm for those who had been mentioned at the
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reformed and comprehensive system is now as follows:
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Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
1124:"Recommendations for Honours and Awards 1935 – 1990"
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King's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
1553:Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
1307:Alexander, EGM; Barron, GKB; Bateman, AJ (1986).
1062:"Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility"
384:is now the fourth level decoration for gallantry.
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1569:Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
556:was empowered to award a multiple-leaved bronze
1585:Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
627:, for valuable services in connection with the
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103:for a mention during the Second World War. The
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1963:King's Police Medal for Distinguished Service
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1008:. p. 229. Published Spink, London. 1988.
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