A Collection of Medals Featuring The Efficiency Medal in its Various Forms in the UK and India
Last Site Update 18/11/24
New Items:
GSM Malaya, EM(AER) and EM(TAVR) Trio: EM(TAVR) with Clasp & Cadet Forces Medal, served with SAS: Very Scarce EM(T) EIIR to the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment: Gulf Medal & 2 Clasp EM(TAVR): Scarce EM(T)(1982) and Clasp to Royal Irish Reg: Very Scarce EM(T) EIIR to Ayrshire Yeomanry: EM(T) EIIR to Inns of Court Regiment and 1st Clasp to Inns of Court Yeomanry: EM Militia GV 14-15 Trio Group : EM Militia GV Group with WW2 Medals: EM(T) (1982) with Clasp Group with Iraq Medal& Clasp & Golden Jubilee Medal: BEM, TD & EM(T) Group to ATS, WRAC & Red Cross:
Genealogy of The Efficiency Medal UK Issues
The Efficiency Medal was created in 1930 to consolidate the various long service awards awards issued to the volunteer army forces in the UK and throughout the Empire at the time.
In the UK the Efficiency Medal had two different Scrolls, TERRITORIAL for the Territorial Army and MILITIA for certain categories of the Supplementary Reserve.
The organisation of the volunteer forces in the UK has changed throughout the life cycle of the Efficiency Medal resulting in the changes in Ribbons and Scrolls shown below.
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Volunteer Long Service Medal (Isle of Man Vols and 7th Batt Kings (Liverpool) Rgt)
Territorial Efficiency Medal
1921-1930
Militia Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
1904-1930
Territorial
Militia
Efficiency Medal
GV 1930-1937
GVI 1st Type
1937-1947
GVI 2nd Type
1947-1952
EIIR 2nd Type
1952-1969
T. & A. V. R.
EIIR 2nd Type
1969-1982
GV 1930-1937
GVI 1st Type
1937-1947
GVI 2nd Type
1947-1952
Army Emergency Reserve
EIIR 2nd Type
1953-1967
Territorial (1982)
EIIR 2nd Type
1982-31st March 1999
Royal Naval Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
1908-31st March 1999
Volunteer Reserves Service Medal
1st April 1999-
Air Efficiency Award
1942-31st March 1999