Long service medal for members of the Royal Observer Corps
Award
Royal Observer Corps Medal
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Type
Long service medal
Awarded for
12 Years Service
Presented by
United Kingdom
Eligibility
Royal Observer Corps personnel
Clasps
For each further 12 years service
Established
1950
First awarded
1953
Last awarded
1995
Second award clasp
Ribbon bar of the medal
United Kingdom Order of Wear
Next (higher)
Canadian Forces' Decoration[1]
Next (lower)
Civil Defence Medal Long Service Medal[1]
The Royal Observer Corps Medal was instituted in 1950 by King George VI for long service by members of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) in the United Kingdom. It was awarded until December 1995, when the ROC was stood down.[2]
^ ab"No. 62529". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 2019. p. 327.
^Royal Observer Corps Association: ROC Medal
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