Emergency Reserve Decoration

Army Emergency Reserve Decoration
Right: Emergency Reserve Decoration with 2nd award clasp. The badge is identical to the Elizabeth II version of the Efficiency Decoration, left
TypeLong service decoration
Awarded for12 years of service
Presented bythe United Kingdom
EligibilityOfficers of the Army Emergency Reserve or Army Supplementary Reserve
Post-nominalsE.R.D.[1]
StatusSuperseded by Efficiency Decoration for the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967
Established1952
First awarded1953
Last awarded1967 (Retrospective awards up to 2004)[2]
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Precedence
Next (higher)Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal[3]
Next (lower)Volunteer Officers' Decoration[3]

The Emergency Reserve Decoration (ERD) was a British military decoration for long service, instituted on 17 November 1952 and given for service up to 1967.

  1. ^ Alexander, Fran, editor. (1998). The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations (2nd ed.). New York: Market House Books Ltd. p. 151. ISBN 9780192800732. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "No. 57427". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 2004. p. 12522. (Final award).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference oow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).