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scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">Indian citizens in the armed forces</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Post-nominals</th><td class="infobox-data">IDSM</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;"><a href="/wiki/Campaign_clasp" class="mw-redirect" title="Campaign clasp">Clasps</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Given for further awards</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Discontinued in 1947</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">25 June 1907<sup id="cite_ref-medals_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medals-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">Circa 6,000 including clasps<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png/110px-Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png/165px-Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png/220px-Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Medal ribbon</div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Order of Wear</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-oow_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oow-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery" class="mw-redirect" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery">Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver)</a><sup id="cite_ref-oow_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oow-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Indian Distinguished Service Medal</b> (<b>IDSM</b>) was a military decoration awarded by the British Empire to Indian citizens serving in the Indian armed forces and military police. When it was instituted in 1907 it was the second highest award available to Indians, behind the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit</a> (IOM). However, when eligibility for the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> was extended to cover all Commonwealth subjects in 1911, the IDSM became third highest in the order of precedence. It was instituted in order to recognise acts of gallantry that did not meet the standards required of the IOM.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The award was discontinued following the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition</a> and subsequent <a href="/wiki/Independence_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Independence of India">independence of India</a> in 1947.<sup id="cite_ref-medals_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medals-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The medal was awarded for gallantry, both in peace and on active military service.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981149_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981149-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When instituted it was only available to <a href="/wiki/Viceroy%27s_commissioned_officer" title="Viceroy's commissioned officer">Viceroy's commissioned officers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">NCOs</a> and men of the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_State_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian State Forces">Indian State Forces</a>, militias and levies. However, after 1917 it was extended to 'non-combatant' followers, such as carriers and grooms. In 1929, eligibility was extended to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Marine" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Indian Marine">Royal Indian Marine</a> and to the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> in 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1944 members of the <a href="/wiki/965_Defence_Battery,_Hong_Kong%E2%80%93Singapore_Royal_Artillery" class="mw-redirect" title="965 Defence Battery, Hong Kong–Singapore Royal Artillery">Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery</a> became eligible.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981150_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981150-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is a circular silver medal, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in width. The obverse depicts the current monarch, while the reverse had the words <small>FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE</small> surrounded by a laurel wreath.<sup id="cite_ref-medals_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medals-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The medals were issued with the details of the recipient engraved or impressed on the rim, including service number, name and regiment. The ribbon was dark blue with a central wide crimson stripe.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fewer than 6,000 were awarded, including <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">bars</a>. About 3,200 were awarded during the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>, and 1,200 from the start of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> to 1947. The rest were mainly awarded between the wars during frontier fighting and other inter-war campaigns such as the <a href="/wiki/Iraqi_revolt_against_the_British" class="mw-redirect" title="Iraqi revolt against the British">Iraq campaign of 1919–20</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200141_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDuckers200141-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200140_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDuckers2001">Duckers 2001</a>, p. 40.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-medals-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-medals_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-medals_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-medals_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRobertson" class="citation web cs1">Robertson, Megan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom073.htm">"Medals of the United Kingdom"</a>. <i>Medals of the World</i>. Medals.org<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 May</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Medals+of+the+World&rft.atitle=Medals+of+the+United+Kingdom&rft.aulast=Robertson&rft.aufirst=Megan&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.medals.org.uk%2Funited-kingdom%2Funited-kingdom073.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Distinguished+Service+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-oow-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-oow_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-oow_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette56878" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56878/supplement/3352">"No. 56878"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i> (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3352.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+London+Gazette&rft.atitle=No.+56878&rft.pages=3352&rft.date=2003-03-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F56878%2Fsupplement%2F3352&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Distinguished+Service+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981149-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981149_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAbbottTamplin1981">Abbott & Tamplin 1981</a>, p. 149.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981150-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEAbbottTamplin1981150_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFAbbottTamplin1981">Abbott & Tamplin 1981</a>, p. 150.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDuckers200141-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDuckers200141_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFDuckers2001">Duckers 2001</a>, p. 41.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAbbottTamplin1981" class="citation book cs1">Abbott, Peter; Tamplin, John (1981). <i>British Gallantry Awards</i> (2nd ed.). London: Nimrod Dix and Co. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-902633-74-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-902633-74-2"><bdi>978-0-902633-74-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Gallantry+Awards&rft.place=London&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Nimrod+Dix+and+Co&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=978-0-902633-74-2&rft.aulast=Abbott&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.au=Tamplin%2C+John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Distinguished+Service+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuckers2001" class="citation book cs1">Duckers, Peter (2001). <i>British Gallantry Awards, 1855–2000</i>. London: Osprey Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7478-0516-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7478-0516-8"><bdi>978-0-7478-0516-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Gallantry+Awards%2C+1855%E2%80%932000&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Osprey+Publishing&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0-7478-0516-8&rft.aulast=Duckers&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Distinguished+Service+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161111060746/http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1963-10-43-1">"Indian Distinguished Service Medal, 1943, awarded to Naik Shamsher Singh, 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment"</a>. National Army Museum. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1963-10-43-1">the original</a> on 11 November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Indian+Distinguished+Service+Medal%2C+1943%2C+awarded+to+Naik+Shamsher+Singh%2C+2nd+Battalion%2C+1st+Punjab+Regiment.&rft.pub=National+Army+Museum&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nam.ac.uk%2Fonline-collection%2Fdetail.php%3Facc%3D1963-10-43-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Distinguished+Service+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette28034" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28034/supplement/4429">"No. 28034"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i> (Supplement). 25 June 1907. p. 4429.</cite><span 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Garter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Thistle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Bath" title="Order of the Bath">Bath</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" title="Order of St Michael and St George">St Michael and St George</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">British Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Companions_of_Honour" title="Order of the Companions of Honour">Companions of Honour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">St John</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Orders_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom">Royal family orders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_VI" title="Royal Family Order of George VI">George VI</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Charles_III" title="Royal Family Order of Charles III">Charles III</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dormant</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St_Patrick" title="Order of St Patrick">St Patrick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Crown_of_India" title="Order of the Crown of India">Crown of India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_India" title="Order of the Star of India">Star of India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" title="Order of the Indian Empire">Indian Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">British India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Burma" title="Order of Burma">Burma</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Guelphic_Order" title="Royal Guelphic Order">Royal Guelphic</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Royal family orders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_IV" title="Royal Family Order of George IV">George IV</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Order_of_Victoria_and_Albert" title="Royal Order of Victoria and Albert">Victoria & Albert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_Edward_VII" title="Royal Family Order of Edward VII">Edward VII</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Family_Order_of_George_V" title="Royal Family Order of George V">George V</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Chain" title="Royal Victorian Chain">Royal Victorian Chain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hereditary_peer" title="Hereditary peer">Hereditary peerage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Life_peer" title="Life peer">Life peerage</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy counsellor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Baronet" title="Baronet">Baronet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Bachelor" title="Knight Bachelor">Knight Bachelor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Aide-de-camp" title="Aide-de-camp">Aide-de-camp</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current<br />decorations<br />and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">Distinguished Service Order</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Cross" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Cross">Conspicuous Gallantry Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class I)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">George Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King's Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Flying Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Cross_(United_Kingdom)" title="Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)">Air Force Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Red_Cross" title="Royal Red Cross">Royal Red Cross (class II)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sea_Gallantry_Medal" title="Sea Gallantry Medal">Sea Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Gallantry_Medal" title="King's Gallantry Medal">King's Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Medal" title="Royal Victorian Medal">Royal Victorian Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/British_Empire_Medal" title="British Empire Medal">British Empire Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Police_Medal" title="King's Police Medal">King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Ambulance_Service_Medal" title="King's Ambulance Service Medal">King's Ambulance Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Volunteer_Reserves_Medal" title="King's Volunteer Reserves Medal">King's Volunteer Reserves Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Polar_Medal" title="Polar Medal">Polar Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Medal" title="Imperial Service Medal">Imperial Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_Police_Medal" title="Overseas Territories Police Medal">Overseas Territories Police Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Merchant_Navy_Medal_for_Meritorious_Service" title="Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service">Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mentioned_in_dispatches#United_Kingdom,_British_Empire,_and_Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Mentioned in dispatches">Mentioned in Despatches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Commendation_for_Bravery" title="King's Commendation for Bravery">King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service">King's Commendation for Valuable Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Badge_of_Honour" title="Badge of Honour">Badge of Honour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Cross" title="Elizabeth Cross">Elizabeth Cross</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Obsolete<br />decorations<br />and medals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 1</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Empire_Gallantry_Medal" title="Empire Gallantry Medal">Empire Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2A</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Gallantry_Medal" title="Conspicuous Gallantry Medal">Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 2B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">Albert Medal (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Medal" title="Edward Medal">Edward Medal (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Gold" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold</a></span></li></ul> 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(India)">Title Badge (India) (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="African Distinguished Conduct Medal">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Indian Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_Kingdom)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (United Kingdom)">Distinguished Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Flying_Medal" title="Distinguished Flying Medal">Distinguished Flying Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Medal" title="Air Force Medal">Air Force Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Burma_Gallantry_Medal" title="Burma Gallantry Medal">Burma Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 3B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Constabulary_Medal_(Ireland)" title="Constabulary Medal (Ireland)">Constabulary Medal (Ireland)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa_King%27s_Medal_for_Bravery,_Silver" title="Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver">Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kaisar-i-Hind_Medal" title="Kaisar-i-Hind Medal">Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Medal" title="Indian Police Medal">Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Police_Medal" title="Ceylon Police Medal">Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Police_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Police Medal">Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Fire_Brigades_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal">Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mauritius_Police_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal#Other_Mauritius_police_medals" title="Mauritius Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal">Mauritius Police Medal for Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Overseas_Territories_Police_Medal" title="Overseas Territories Police Medal">Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Canada_Medal" title="Canada Medal">Canada Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Medal_for_Chiefs" title="Queen's Medal for Chiefs">Queen's Medal for Chiefs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Medal" title="Indian Police Medal">Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Police_Medal" title="Ceylon Police Medal">Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Police_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Police Medal">Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Fire_Brigades_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal">Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Level 4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct" title="Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct">Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Commendation_for_Valuable_Service_in_the_Air" title="Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air">Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt><span class="nowrap">See also</span></dt> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Honours_Order_of_Wearing" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Honours Order of Wearing">Order of Wear</a></span></dd> <dd><span class="nowrap"><a 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