Maple leaf for Overseas Service Hong Kong Dieppe Bomber Command
Established
October 22, 1943[1]
Total
650,000 medals 525,000 bars.
Ribbon barRibbon bar with silver maple leaf, denoting Overseas Service bar
Precedence
Next (higher)
Defence Medal[2]
Equivalent
Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal
Next (lower)
War Medal[2]
The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service from September 3, 1939, to March 1, 1947. The medal was established on October 22, 1943.[1]
^ ab"Canadian Volunteer Service Medal". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
^ ab"Campaign Stars and Medals (1939-1954)". Veterans Affairs Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
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