New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal information
Award
New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal
Ribbon of the medal
Type
Long Service Award
Awarded for
"Long and Efficient Service"
Description
Silver disk, 37mm in diameter
Presented by
New Zealand
Eligibility
1887–1891 non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the New Zealand Volunteers upon completion of 16 years continuous service 1891 the statutes of the award were amended to include Volunteer officers upon completion of 20 years broken service 1917 further amendment made to cover Territorial officers who were permanently appointed to the New Zealand Staff Corps or Permanent Staff 1920 extended to all members of the New Zealand Military Forces. [1][2]
Clasps
none
Status
Rendered obsolete 23 September 1931[2]
Established
1 January 1887
First awarded
to a member of the 1st Westland Rifle Volunteers and was recorded on 8 September 1887 [3]
Last awarded
to Sgt Gordon Bremner, NZAOC on 12 May 1955 [4]
Total
2384[1] 285 awarded to volunteers [3]
The New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal was the earliest medal awarded in New Zealand for long and efficient services, being issued between 1 January 1887 to 22 September 1931. Eligibility for the medal changed over time (see infobox) and, from 1920, could be issued to all members of the New Zealand Military Forces for 16 or 20 years of service (active service between 5 August 1914 and 28 January 1919 counted as double qualifying time).[3][4]
^ ab"The New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal". Birkenhead RSA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
^ ab New Zealand Medals and Awards – Long Service [dead link]
^ abc CNMWC Regimental History Centre [dead link]
^ ab"Gordon Cummin Bremner". To the Warrior his Arms: The History of the RNZAOC and its predecessors. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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