18 AUGUST
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1307

Orders, Decorations, and Medals

THE following, issued in a supplement to the London Gazette of 15 April 1955, is published for general information.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of August 1955.

S. W. SMITH, Minister of Internal Affairs.

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CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD

St. James’s Palace, S.W.1.
19th April, 1955.

THE following list shows the order in which Orders, Decorations and Medals should be worn, and is to be substituted for the list dated 15 June 1954. It in no way affects the precedence conferred by the Statutes of certain Orders upon the Members thereof:

VICTORIA CROSS||.
GEORGE CROSS||.

BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD, ETC.—
Order of the Garter.||
Order of the Thistle.||
Order of St. Patrick.*||
Order of the Bath||.
Order of Merit†|| (immediately after Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath).
Order of the Star of India.†||
Order of St. Michael and St. George.†||
Order of the Indian Empire.†||
Order of the Crown of India.†||
Royal Victorian Order (Classes I, II and III)||.
Order of the British Empire (Classes I, II and III)||.
Order of the Companions of Honour|| (immediately after Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire).
Distinguished Service Order||.
Royal Victorian Order (Class IV)||.
Order of the British Empire (Class IV)||.
Imperial Service Order||.
Royal Victorian Order (Class V)||.
Order of the British Empire (Class V)||.

NOTE.—The above applies to those Orders of similar grades. When the miniature or riband of a higher grade of a junior Order is worn with that of a lower grade of a senior Order, the higher grade miniature or riband should come first, e.g., the miniature or riband of a K.B.E. will come before a C.B., and a G.C.M.G. before a K.C.B. The ribands of Orders, when the riband alone is worn, will be of the width of the ribands of the Membership of the Order. If there is no Membership Class the riband will be the width of the riband of the Companionship of the Order.

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BARONET’S BADGE.|| (The Badge is worn suspended round the neck by the riband in the same manner as the neck badge of an Order and takes precedence immediately after the Badge of the Order of Merit. It is not worn in miniature and the riband is not worn with Undress Uniform.)

KNIGHT BACHELOR’S BADGE. (The Badge is worn after the Star of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. It is not worn in miniature and is not worn with Undress Uniform.)

Indian Order of Merit (Military).§||

DECORATIONS—
Royal Red Cross (Class I)||.
Distinguished Service Cross||.
Military Cross||.
Distinguished Flying Cross||.
Air Force Cross||.
Royal Red Cross (Class II)||.
Order of British India||.
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal.
Order of St. John.
Albert Medal||.

MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT—
Union of South Africa Queen’s Medal for Bravery, in Gold.
Distinguished Conduct Medal||.
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.
George Medal||.
Queen’s Police Medal, for Gallantry.
Queen’s Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry.
Edward Medal||.
Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal||.
King’s African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal||.
Indian Distinguished Service Medal||.
Union of South Africa Queen’s Medal for Bravery, in Silver.
Distinguished Service Medal||.
Military Medal||.
Distinguished Flying Medal||.
Air Force Medal||.
Constabulary Medal (Ireland).
Medal for Saving Life at Sea.†||
Indian Order of Merit (Civil).**||
Indian Police Medal for Gallantry.
Ceylon Police Medal for Gallantry.
Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry.

British Empire Medal.††||
Canada Medal||.
Queen’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service.
Queen’s Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service.
Queen’s Medal for Chiefs.
WAR MEDALS (in order of date of campaign for which awarded)†††.
Polar Medals (in order of date).
Royal Victorian Medal (Gold, Silver and Bronze).
Imperial Service Medal.

POLICE MEDALS FOR VALUABLE SERVICES—
Indian Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Ceylon Police Medal for Merit.
Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

Badge of Honour.

JUBILEE, CORONATION AND DURBAR MEDALS—
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Medal, 1887 (Gold, Silver and Bronze).
Queen Victoria’s Police Jubilee Medal, 1887.
Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Medal, 1897 (Gold, Silver and Bronze).
Queen Victoria’s Police Jubilee Medal, 1897.
Queen Victoria’s Commemoration Medal, 1900 (Ireland).
King Edward VII’s Coronation Medal, 1902.
King Edward VII’s Police Coronation Medal, 1902.
King Edward VII’s Durbar Medal, 1903 (Gold, Silver and Bronze).
King Edward VII’s Police Medal, 1903 (Scotland).
King’s Visit Commemoration Medal, 1903 (Ireland).
King George V’s Coronation Medal, 1911.
King George V’s Police Coronation Medal, 1911.
King’s Visit Police Commemoration Medal, 1911 (Ireland).
King George V’s Durbar Medal, 1911 (Gold§§, Silver and Bronze).
King George V’s Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935.
King George VI’s Coronation Medal, 1937.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation Medal, 1953.
King George V’s Long and Faithful Service Medal.
King George VI’s Long and Faithful Service Medal.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Long and Faithful Service Medal.

EFFICIENCY AND LONG SERVICE DECORATIONS AND MEDALS—
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Medal for Meritorious Service.|||
Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army).
Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Europeans of Indian Army).
Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal.
Royal Air Force Meritorious Service Medal.
Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (for Indian Army).
Royal West African Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
King’s African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army).
Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
African Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal.
Ceylon Police Long Service Medal.
Ceylon Fire Services Long Service Medal.
Colonial Police and Fire Brigades’ Long Service Medal.

*These Orders are not worn in miniature and the ribands of the Orders are not worn with Undress Uniform.
†These Orders are not worn in miniature, but are worn round the neck on all occasions except with Service Dress and certain Orders of Undress Uniform.
‡This Order is not worn in miniature.
§The Indian Order of Merit (Military and Civil) is distinct from the Order of Merit instituted in 1902.
||See note below on letters after the name.
|||The official Medal awarded previously on the recommendation of the Board of Trade, Minister of Shipping, Minister of War Transport or Minister of Transport and now on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation.
**The Indian Order of Merit (Military and Civil) is distinct from the Order of Merit instituted in 1902.
††Formerly the Medal of the Order of the British Empire for Meritorious Service; also includes the Medal of the Order awarded before 20th December, 1922.
†††Campaign Stars and Medals awarded for service during the First World War, 1914–1919, should be worn in the following order: 1914 Star, 1914–1915 Star, British War Medal, Mercantile Marine War Medal, Victory Medal, Territorial Force War Medal, India General Service Medal (1908) (for operations in Afghanistan, 1919). Campaign Stars and Medals awarded for service in the Second World War, 1939–1945, should be worn in the following order: 1939–1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Burma Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Volunteer Service Medal of Canada, War Medal 1939–1945, Africa Service Medal of the Union of South Africa, India Service Medal, New Zealand War Service Medal, Southern Rhodesia Service Medal, Australia Service Medal.
The order of wearing of the Africa General Service Medal (1902), India General Service Medal (1908), Naval General Service Medal (1915), General Service Medal (Army and Royal Air Force) (1918) and India General Service Medal (1936) will vary, and will depend upon the dates of participation in the relevant campaigns. A Pakistan General Service Medal was instituted by King George VI in 1951.
§§King George V’s Durbar Medal, 1911, in Gold, can be worn in the United Kingdom only by those who received it as Ruling Chiefs of India.