Civil Defence Long Service Medal | |
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Type | Long service medal |
Presented by | the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies |
Established | 1961 |
Second award clasp | |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Royal Observer Corps Medal[1] |
Next (lower) | Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal[1] |
The Civil Defence Medal (CDM) is a long service award by the United Kingdom, instituted by Queen Elizabeth II in March 1961 and awarded for 15 years continuous service in a variety of different organisations including the Civil Defence Corps (CD), the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), the National Hospital Service Reserve (NHSR) and the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation.[2] Qualification was extended in 1963 to Civil Defence personnel in Gibraltar, Hong Kong and Malta.[3]
With most of the eligible organisations disbanded, the medal is currently only awarded to civil defence volunteers on the Isle of Man.