Commissionaires Long Service Medal
Commissionaires Long Service Medal | |
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Ribbon bar of the Commissionaires Long Service Medal | |
Awarded by the monarch of Canada | |
Type | Long Service Medal |
Eligibility | Canadian Corps of Commissionaires |
Awarded for | 12 years of service |
Status | Currently awarded |
Clasps | 5 Additional Years Service (Maximum of 3 Clasps) |
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Established | 20 August 1948 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Service Medal of the Order of St John |
Next (lower) | Newfoundland and Labrador Bravery Award |
The Commissionaires Long Service Medal is a Canadian service medal for members of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. The medal honours 12 years of exemplary service by members of the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires. A Clasp is awarded for each additional period of 5 years service up to a maximum of 3 clasps. The medal is accompanied by a certificate. There is no Post Nominal entitlement accompanying receipt of the medal.
This medal was first approved by the Secretary of State on 20 August 1948 although a slightly different form. An Order in Council of 26 February 1998 officially incorporated it into the Canadian Honours system.
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