Date
Instituted: 1892.
Description: Oval skeletal medal in the form of a wreath of oakleaves
with the royal cypher in the centre of the reigning monarch. The
ribbon is attached via a metal ring at the top of the medal. The
ribbon is finished at the top with a brooch bar decorated with laurel
wreaths.
Metal: Silver and silver-gilt.
Size: 42mm high and 35mm wide.
Bars: None authorised for this medal.
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Naming: Issued
un-named but privately named examples are encountered.
Comments: Awarded to officers of the Volunteer Force for 20 years
service with any non-commissioned service counting as half. Those
awarded during Queen Victoria's reign have 2 different cyphers of
'VR' and 'VRI', the former being awarded to British recipients while
the latter were given to colonial officers. However the Colonial
Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration and the Indian Volunteer Forces
Decoration superceeded this decoration for colonial and indian officers.
The decoration was replaced by the Territorial Decoration in 1908
with the formation of the Territorial Force. |
