| Volunteer Officers' Decoration | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Queen Victoria version | |
| Type | Military long service decoration |
| Awarded for | Twenty years meritorious service |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Empress of India |
| Eligibility | Officers of the Volunteer Force |
| Post-nominals | VD |
| Status | Discontinued in the UK in 1908, in the Dependencies in 1930 |
| Established | 1892 |
| First awarded | 1892 |
| Last awarded | 1907 in the UK, 1930 in Bermuda |
 Ribbon bar | |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Army Emergency Reserve Decoration |
| Next (lower) | Volunteer Long Service Medal |
| Related | Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies |
The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, post-nominal letters VD, was instituted in 1892 as an award for long and meritorious service by officers of the United Kingdom's Volunteer Force. Award of the decoration was discontinued in the United Kingdom when it was superseded by the Territorial Decoration in 1908, but it continued to be awarded in some Crown Dependencies until 1930.[1][2][3]
The grant of the decoration was extended in 1894 by the institution of a separate new decoration, the Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies, that could be awarded to commissioned officers of all Volunteer Forces throughout the British Empire and India.[4][5]
- ^ "No. 26311". The London Gazette. 29 July 1892. p. 4303.
- ^ "Volunteer Officer's Decoration, George V issue, miniature". www.medal-medaille.com. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ North East Medals – The Volunteer Officers' Decoration (Accessed 28 June 2015)
- ^ "No. 26516". The London Gazette. 26 May 1894. p. 3115.
- ^ "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3353.