Territorial Decoration
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The Territorial Decoration was a British military award given to officers of the Territorial Force and its successors for long and efficient service.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military award
ⓘ
military long service decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy | the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | long and efficient service ⓘ |
| awardedTo |
officers of the Territorial Army
ⓘ
officers of the Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve ⓘ officers of the Territorial Force ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Ministry of Defence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British campaign and service medals
ⓘ
long and meritorious service decorations of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| claspEligibility | additional periods of qualifying service ⓘ |
| component |
Territorial Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territorial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decorationClass | officers’ long service decoration ⓘ |
| eligibility |
commissioned officers
ⓘ
honorary officers ⓘ |
| established | 1908 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInContextOf | creation of the Territorial Force ⓘ |
| forceType | reserve forces ⓘ |
| inscriptionFeature | royal cypher of the reigning monarch ⓘ |
| introducedWith | Territorial Force in 1908 ⓘ |
| locationOfNameEngraving | reverse of the decoration ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| postNominals | TD ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Efficiency Decoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Territorial Efficiency Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Volunteer Officers’ Decoration for India and the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | dark green ⓘ |
| ribbonStripeColor | yellow ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement | 20 years service ⓘ |
| serviceRequirementDetail | war service counted as double time toward qualification ⓘ |
| serviceType | part-time military service ⓘ |
| shape | oval wreath with royal cypher and crown ⓘ |
| status | no longer awarded ⓘ |
| superseded | 1949 ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Efficiency Decoration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wearingOrder | worn after campaign medals and before other long service awards ⓘ |
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