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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ashanti_Medal_obv.jpg/146px-Ashanti_Medal_obv.jpg" decoding="async" width="146" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ashanti_Medal_obv.jpg/219px-Ashanti_Medal_obv.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Ashanti_Medal_obv.jpg 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="265" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.png/153px-King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.png" decoding="async" width="153" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal.png 1.5x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="177" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Obverse and reverse of the medal</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Bravery decoration</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">Bravery in the field</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data location"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee">the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies" title="Secretary of State for the Colonies">Secretary of State for the Colonies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data">African NCOs and soldiers of the KAR and RWAFF</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Replaced by award of the <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a> in 1942</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1903<sup id="cite_ref-Abbott_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbott-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 class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_Ribbon.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_Ribbon.gif" decoding="async" width="96" height="30" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Ribbon of all versions of the medal</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_Fire_Service_Medal" title="King's Fire Service Medal">King’s Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry</a><sup id="cite_ref-LondonGazette_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LondonGazette-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%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Indian Distinguished Service Medal">Indian Distinguished Service Medal</a><sup id="cite_ref-LondonGazette_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LondonGazette-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>African Distinguished Conduct Medal</b> was a military decoration awarded to native soldiers of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_West_African_Frontier_Force" title="Royal West African Frontier Force">Royal West African Frontier Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/King%27s_African_Rifles" title="King's African Rifles">King's African Rifles</a> for gallantry in action. Sometimes known as the <b>Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal</b> or <b>King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</b>, it could also be awarded to the <a href="/wiki/Somaliland_Camel_Corps" title="Somaliland Camel Corps">Somaliland Camel Corps</a> and the Nyasaland Regiment.<sup id="cite_ref-archives_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archives-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The medal was awarded until 1942 when it was replaced by the Imperial <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-medals_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medals-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/King%27s_African_Rifles_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="164" height="353" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="164" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption>George V version, with ribbon bars</figcaption></figure> <p>From, the 1870s, a number of awards of the Imperial <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Conduct_Medal" title="Distinguished Conduct Medal">Distinguished Conduct Medal</a> were made to soldiers of native African regiments, before the creation of the African Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1903.<sup id="cite_ref-Abbott_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Abbott-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At least 412 medals were awarded:<sup id="cite_ref-medals_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medals-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>King's African Rifles: Edward VII: 2; George V: 190.</li> <li>West Africa Frontier Force: Edward VII: 55; George V: 165.</li> <li>An unnamed George VI King's African Rifles version of the medal is known.</li></ul> <p>Awards of the medal were normally <a href="/wiki/Gazetted" class="mw-redirect" title="Gazetted">gazetted</a> in the appropriate <a href="/wiki/List_of_British_colonial_gazettes" title="List of British colonial gazettes">colonial gazette</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with pre-1914 awards appearing in the <i><a href="/wiki/London_Gazette" class="mw-redirect" title="London Gazette">London Gazette</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The African Distinguished Conduct Medal was a circular silver disc, 36 mm (1.4 in) in diameter, with the following design:<sup id="cite_ref-medals_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-medals-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Obverse_and_reverse" title="Obverse and reverse">Obverse</a>: the effigy of the reigning sovereign.<br />Reverse: the inscription in four lines <i>FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN THE FIELD</i>. Around the top edge was inscribed either <i>KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES</i>, <i>WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE</i>, or <i>ROYAL WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE</i> (after 1928).<br />Ribbon: 31.7 mm (1.25 in) wide, it is dark blue with a central green stripe, flanked by crimson stripes.<br />Naming: the recipient's name and details were engraved or impressed on the rim. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_African_Rifles_Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal" title="King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal">King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal</a></li></ul> <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=African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><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 .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Abbott-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Abbott_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Abbott_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</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="CITEREFAbbott1981" class="citation book cs1">Abbott, Peter (1981). <i>British Gallantry Awards</i>. Devon, UK: Nimrod Dix & Co. p. 71. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0902633740" title="Special:BookSources/0902633740"><bdi>0902633740</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=Devon%2C+UK&rft.pages=71&rft.pub=Nimrod+Dix+%26+Co.&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=0902633740&rft.aulast=Abbott&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAfrican+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LondonGazette-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-LondonGazette_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-LondonGazette_2-1"><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%3AAfrican+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-archives-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-archives_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130225005629/http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=The_African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal">"The African Distinguished Conduct Medal"</a>. <i>webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk</i>. The National Archives. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=The_African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal">the original</a> on 25 February 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 September</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk&rft.atitle=The+African+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fyourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DThe_African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAfrican+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-medals-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-medals_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-medals_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-medals_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMussell" class="citation book cs1">Mussell, John W. <i>The Medal Yearbook 2015</i>. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 92. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781908828170" title="Special:BookSources/9781908828170"><bdi>9781908828170</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Medal+Yearbook+2015&rft.place=Devon%2C+UK&rft.pages=92&rft.pub=Token+Publishing+Ltd.&rft.isbn=9781908828170&rft.aulast=Mussell&rft.aufirst=John+W.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAfrican+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=MfCTu_x-spQC&q=%22African+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal%22&pg=PA599">"General Notice 510"</a>. <i>Kenya Gazette</i>. <b>19</b> (542): 599. 4 July 1917<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 September</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Kenya+Gazette&rft.atitle=General+Notice+510&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=542&rft.pages=599&rft.date=1917-07-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DMfCTu_x-spQC%26q%3D%2522African%2BDistinguished%2BConduct%2BMedal%2522%26pg%3DPA599&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAfrican+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">For example:<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazette28119" class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28119/page/1966">"No. 28119"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_London_Gazette" title="The London Gazette">The London Gazette</a></i>. 13 March 1908. p. 1966.</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.+28119&rft.pages=1966&rft.date=1908-03-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegazette.co.uk%2FLondon%2Fissue%2F28119%2Fpage%2F1966&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAfrican+Distinguished+Conduct+Medal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <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=African_Distinguished_Conduct_Medal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1984-12-65-1">West African Frontier Force DCM, awarded in 1915</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Army_Museum" title="National Army Museum">National Army Museum</a>.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom072.htm">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a>, Medals of the World website.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom071.htm">West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Meda</a>, Medals of the World website.</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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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%">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> </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-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_British_India" title="Order of British India">Order of British India (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Order_of_Merit" title="Indian Order of Merit">Indian Order of Merit (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (1st class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (2nd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Title_Badge_(India)" title="Title Badge (India)">Title Badge (India) (3rd class)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Distinguished_Service_Medal" title="Indian Distinguished Service Medal">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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