Territorial Force Efficiency Medal

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal
Awarded by The United Kingdom
Type	Medal
Eligibility	Territorial Force - Ranks
Awarded for	Granted for a minimum of 12 years service in the Territorial Force with war service counting double.
Status	This award: Superseded the Volunteer Long Service Medal Superseded by the Territorial Efficiency Medal in 1921.
Description	as follows: Ribbon = 32mm plain dark green with a central yellow stripe. Members of the Honourable Artillery Company wore a half blue, half scarlet ribbon, with yellow edges. Metal = Silver Size = Height 38mm; max.width 31mm Shape = Oval, with claw and ring suspension. Obverse = Sovereign's effigy (Edward VII and George V) Reverse = Inscription: Territorial Efficiency Medal on three lines.
Clasps	Bars awarded for further periods of 12 years service.
Statistics
Established	1908
Distinct recipients	49526 (899 with bar, 64 with second bar)
Regular and HAC ribbon bars

The Territorial Force Efficiency Medal was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force. This award superseded the Volunteer Long Service Medal when the Territorial Force was formed in 1908 following the enactment of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907, (7 Edw.7, c.9) which was a huge re-organisation of the old Volunteer Army and the remaining units of militia and Yeomanry. The TF was formed on 1 April 1908. The Militia were transferred to the Special Reserve rather than becoming part of the Territorial Force.

Criteria

The criteria were for a minimum of 12 years service in the Territorial Force with war service counting double. Bars were awarded for further periods of 12 years. This medal was superseded by the Territorial Efficiency Medal when the Territorial Force was elevated to become the Territorial Army.^[1]

Honourable Artillery Company

For members of the Honourable Artillery Company the ribbon differed, being a half blue, half scarlet ribbon, with yellow edges. This distinction was bestowed by King Edward VII for the Volunteer Long Service Medal and the honour extended to the same medals under the Territorial designations. The HAC ribbon colours were the household colours of King Edward VII.^[2]

Other details

Note that this medal is separate from the Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge.

The equivalent award for commissioned officers was the Territorial Decoration.

References

↑ Mackay, J., Mussell, J.W., Editorial Team of Medal News, (2005), The Medal Yearbook, page 226, (Token Publishing Limited)
↑ www.hac.org.uk

External links

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Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth

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