[BITList] Ushakov Medals

[John Feltham]

G'day Colin,

On 11/07/2013, at 08:07 AM, x50type <x50type at cox.net> wrote:

> 44.Permission to accept and wear a medal from another country or international
> organisation has to come from The Queen, on recommendation of the HD
> Committee. But the rules here are complicated. In the case of medals from
> Commonwealth countries of which The Queen is head of state, some may be
> worn without specific permission. In the case of medals from other countries
> or international organisations, The Queen‟s permission is always required.
> Permission to wear may be unrestricted, ie it applies at all times, or restricted,
> ie it applies only on special occasions such as a State or official visit by the
> head of state concerned.
> 45.In principle any country or international organisation which wants to give a
> medal to a UK citizen is supposed to ascertain, through its representation in
> London, whether permission to accept such an award is likely to be given. It is
> in this context that the five year rule mentioned above applies, ie requests
> concerning awards for services more than five years old will not be
> entertained. (The detailed rules are set out in Annex D.)


Listers should be aware that the Queen of the UK is also The Queen of Australia and The Queen of New Zealand. Each the three countries have their own Honours and Decoration Committees. 

For instance one of our sons-in-law is an Army officer in the Australian Defence Force. He was seconded to serve with The Coldstream Guards in London. While serving there he was sent to Iraq and so was awarded the Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan by the UK Govt.

However, HM The Queen of Australia will not allow him to wear it on his medal bar, while in Australian Uniform, unless he is serving in the UK or seconded to a UK unit elsewhere in the world.


ooroo






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