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    The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, post-nominal letters VD, was established in 1899 as recognition for long and meritorious service as...
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    The British Colonial Auxiliary Forces were the various military forces (each composed of one or more units or corps) of Britain's colonial empire which...
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  • Thumbnail for Efficiency Decoration
    The decoration superseded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration, the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration and the Territorial Decoration. In the...
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  • time. The colonial medals were: Decorations Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD) (1894–1901) Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration (VD) (1900–13)...
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  • Thumbnail for Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal
    Africans, the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal takes precedence as shown. Preceded by the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration (VD). Succeeded...
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    British Army or Royal Air Force with the awarding of various awards and decorations. Together with rank and qualification badges, such awards are a means...
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  • service. The decoration superseded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration. The decoration was replaced by the John Chard Decoration on 6 April...
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  • First awarded in 1931, it was a replacement for the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, which itself was only 29 years old in 1931, being first...
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    commissioned officers in the Naval Volunteer Reserves of Colonial Auxiliary Forces throughout the British Empire. The award of the decoration was discontinued...
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    Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies (category Military awards and decorations of Australia)
    Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies and before the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration. Preceded by the Volunteer Officers' Decoration...
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    superseded by the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration and later, in respect of India, by the Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration. The Volunteer...
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  • United Kingdom honours order of wearing (category Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom)
    Service Medal for India and the Colonies Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration VD Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Naval Good Shooting...
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    Arthur Martin-Leake (category Royal Army Medical Corps officers)
    Martin-Leake refused water till every one else had been served. He received the decoration from King Edward VII at St James's Palace on 2 June 1902. Martin-Leake...
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  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Bangladesh Medals of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados Orders, decorations, and...
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  • Thumbnail for Newton Moore
    Agent-General, the Australian government appointed him General Officer Commanding Australian Imperial Forces in the United Kingdom. He held that position until 1917...
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  • Medal Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal Volunteer Officers' Decoration Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon)...
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  • Volunteer Officer's Decoration (VD) Recipient of the Volunteer Long Service Medal Recipient of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer's Decoration (VD) Recipient...
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  • Thumbnail for Percy Abbott (Australian politician)
    England Light Horse) until 1929. He was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration in 1919. In 1919, having re-established himself as a...
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    Leslie Maygar (category Australian Army officers)
    in despatches on three occasions. He qualified for the Volunteer Officers' Decoration in July 1917. Maygar was wounded during the Battle of Beersheba by...
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  • Thumbnail for South African military decorations order of wearing
    Africa was established, all military decorations and medals which were awarded to members of the Colonial Forces, the UDF and SADF were instituted by...
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    Walter Tunbridge (category English emigrants to colonial Australia)
    1889 he was commissioned in the Mounted Infantry of the Queensland Land Forces, and in December was promoted lieutenant. He and his unit were sent to keep...
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    the reserve of officers in 1925. To acknowledge his long military career, he was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration (VD) and appointed...
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    Joseph Beeston (category Royal Australian Army Medical Corps officers)
    Order of St Michael and St George. he also received the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration and was Mentioned in Despatches. Beeston died at Newcastle...
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    William Antrobus Griesbach (category Canadian Militia officers)
    awarded the Distinguished Service Order twice and the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration for long service. He was appointed Companion of the...
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    Frederick Henry Bradley (category Royal Artillery officers)
    in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 24 years old, and a driver in the 69th Battery, Royal Field Artillery...
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    military honours. His decorations included a Companion of the Order of the Bath and the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration. He was also mentioned...
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    Territorial Force. He would eventually be awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration for his lengthy service in the Territorial Force. In...
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    Charles Rosenthal (category Officers of the Legion of Honour)
    Artillery in 1908 where he was promoted as major. In 1914 he became commanding officer of the 5th Field Artillery Brigade. Thus before the war he was established...
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  • lieutenant-colonel, from 1935 to 1937. He was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration for long service. Botha joined the Cape Colony's civil...
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    Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order & Bar Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration Mentioned in Despatches (4) Commander of the Order of...
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