[BITList] The Pingat Jasa Malaysia [The Malaysian Service Medal]

[John Feltham]

G'day Hugh,

On 11/06/2011, at 10:15 PM, HUGH wrote:

> Regardless of all that, is it against the law for someone to wear it? 

Unless you are the recipient you are not allowed to wear it on your left breast. If wear it you must then wearing it on your right breast is acceptable if the medal was that awarded to a deceased relative.

> Or just a breach of someone's notion of etiquette?

In the case of the PJM the civil servants have told us that if we wear it then we are showing great disrespect to HM The Queen.

>   Could I wear one? 

You are entitled only to wear medals that have been awarded to you.

> I'm not entitled to my Dad's medals (consigned to a box the day he was demobbed) - can I wear them?  Indoors? Outdoors?

You may wear them, with pride on your right breast, to celebrate your father's service to King and Country [or Queen and Country].

In Australia it is an illegal act to wear medals that you are not entitled to wear.


ooroo

PS Did you post my request off yet?

 

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