Infobox Military Award name Volunteer Officers Decoration image Image VolunteerDecoration UK ribbon.png caption VolunteerDecoration ribbon awarded by the United Kingdom type Military decoration eligibility Efficient and capable officers of the Volunteer Force Great Britain Volunteer Force for Military service of twenty years eighteen for those serving in India campaign status Superseded by the Territorial Decoration description clasps post nominals V.D. established 1892 first award last award 1907 total posthumous recipients individual higher same lower related Volunteer Reserves Service Medal image2 caption2 The Volunteer Officers Decoration was created by Royal Warrant under command of Queen Victoria on 25 July 1892 ref http www.gazettes.co.uk ViewPDF.aspx?pdf 26311&geotype London&gpn 4303 Volunteer Officers Decoration Warrant London Gazette 29th July 1892 ref to reward efficient and capable Officer armed forces officers of the Volunteer Force Great Britain Volunteer Force who had served for twenty years. In 1894 the decoration was introduced for officers of Volunteer Forces in India and the British Empire Colonies although in the case of India the length of qualifying service was reduced to eighteen years . Colonial and Indian officers were issued with different volunteer decorations from May, 1899. Their version had the letters VRI Queen Victoria Victoria Regina Imperatrix in place of the VR Queen Victoria Victoria Regina . The award of the VolunteerDecoration entitled the recipient to the use of the postnominal letters V.D. ref http www.gazettes.co.uk ViewPDF.aspx?pdf 33049&geotype London&gpn 3446 London Gazette 22nd May 1925 ref after their name. The award was superseded by the Territorial Decoration in 1908. See also Category Recipients of the VolunteerDecoration Sources http www.vac acc.gc.ca remembers sub.cfm?source collections cmdp mainmenu group11 vlsm Volunteer Long Service Medal Veterans Affairs Canada References reflist 2 Category Military awards and decorations ... more details
The Volunteer Reserve Decoration VD until 1947, then VRD was awarded to commissioned officer s in the United Kingdom s Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve RNVR for long service and good conduct. The VRD was established in 1908. The medal has an oval medallion, consisting of the cypher of the reigning monarch in silver gilt surrounded by a silver rope tied with a reef knot at the base and surmounted by a gilt crown which acts as the ribbon suspension, hung from a ribbon which was dark green until 1919 and navy blue with a narrow central bands red green red thereafter. Originally, 20 years service was required, with wartime service counting double, and service in the ranks counting half. The VRD and the separate Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for RNVR ratings were discontinued in 1966, when RNVR merged with the Royal Naval Reserve . References http www.britishmedals.info royal naval volunteer reserve decoration.html Illustration and information External links http www.medals.lava.pl bc uk1.htm Ribbons UK mil stub Category Military awards and decorations of the United Kingdom Category Decorations of the Royal Navy ... more details
wiktionary File Mihrab, Great Mosque of Kairouan.jpg thumb upright 1.1 right Decoration in Islamic medieval art upper part of the mihrab prayer niche decorated with lusterware tiles and painted intertwined vegetal motifs in the Mosque of Uqba also known as the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia . Decoration may refer to Decorative arts , the craft of a house painter and decorator . An object or act intended to increase beauty of a person, room, etc. An object, such as a medal or an order decoration order , that is awarded to honor the recipient ostentatiously see List of prizes, medals, and awards . civil awards and decorations military awards and decorations state decoration Cake decorating is the art of making a usually ordinary cake visually interesting. Christmas tree decorations that are put on the tree. Interior design , the internal finishing of a building. Name decoration is a technique used in most programming languages. Window decoration in computing are the window s visual elements drawn by a window manager See also Decorator disambiguation disambig cs Dekorace de Dekoration es Decoraci n eo Dekoracio fa fr D coration hr Dekoracija razdvojba id Dekorasi ja no Dekorasjon pl Dekoracja sq Dekorata sv Dekoration ... more details
Territorial Army . This award superseded the Volunteer Officer s Decoration when the Territorial Force ...Infobox Military Award name Territorial Decoration image caption awarded by The United Kingdom type Medal Decoration eligibility Territorial Force, and later the Territorial Army Commissioned Officers for Granted for a minimum of 20 years commissioned service, with service in the ranks counting half and war service counting double. campaign status This award Superseded the Volunteer Officer s Decoration in the United Kingdom . Was superseded by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal description as follows Ribbon 38mm plain dark green with a central yellow stripe. Members of the Honourable Artillery Company wore a half blue, half scarlet ribbon, with yellow edges. Metal Silver and silver gilt Size Height 46mm max.width 35mm Shape Skeletal with crowned monogram of sovereign, surrounded by oak wreath with a ring suspension. clasps established 1908 29 September first award last award total posthumous recipients 4,783 individual higher same lower related image2 File Territorial Decoration UK ribbon.PNG 100px caption2 NOTOC The Territorial Decoration TD was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded ... , 7 Edw.7, c.9 which was a large reorganisation of the old Volunteer Army British Volunteer Army and the remaining ... Efficiency Decoration was introduced to be awarded to all three services, but when the ED was awarded to a Territorial Army officer it continued to be known as the Territorial Decoration and the recipient still used the letters TD after their name. ref New Decoration and Medals , The Times , 18 October 1930 ref It was finally replaced by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal , awarded to all ranks ... ribbon, with yellow edges. This distinction was bestowed by King Edward VII for the Volunteer Long ... references Further reading J M A Tamplin, The Territorial Decoration, 1908 1930 , 1983 , Spink London ... Territorial fr Territorial Decoration it Territorial Decoration no Territorial Decoration uk ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 On glaze is a method of decorating ceramic articles, where the decoration is applied after it has been glazed. When the ware is fired, or re fired in the case of twice fired ware, the colours fuse into the glaze and so the decoration becomes durable. Because the decorating fire can be at a lower temperature with on glaze decoration, a more varied palette of colours is available than with underglaze decoration. See also In glaze decoration Underglaze decoration DEFAULTSORT On Glaze Decoration Ceramics stub Category Types of pottery decoration ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 In glaze is a method of decorating ceramic articles, where the decoration is applied on the surface of the Ceramic glaze glaze before the glost fire so that it matures simultaneously with the glaze. See also On glaze decoration Underglaze decoration DEFAULTSORT In Glaze Decoration Category Ceramic glazes Category Types of pottery decoration Ceramics stub ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Efficiency Decoration image caption awarded by The United Kingdom type Medal decoration eligibility Territorial Army UK Ranks Indian Volunteer Forces Colonial Auxiliary Forces for Granted for a minimum of 12 years service with war service and West African peacetime service counting double. campaign status This award Superseded the awards to ranks throughout the volunteer forces of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth including Territorial Efficiency Decoration Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers Decoration Superseded by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal in 1999. description clasps established 17 October 1930 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher same Territorial Decoration br Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve br Air Efficiency Award lower related image2 caption2 The Efficiency Decoration ED is a defunct medal of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth awarded for meritorious and long service in the Territorial ... of the British Indian Army 1903 Indian Volunteer Forces and British Colonial Auxiliary Forces Colonial Auxiliary Forces . This award superseded the awards to officers throughout the volunteer forces of Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth including the Territorial Decoration . The criteria .... The medal was superseded in the UK in 1999 by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal . In other Commonwealth Nations, Canada was was the first to have another decoration supersede it the Canada Decoration ... when the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve was created and lasted from 1969 to 1982 ... VII for the Volunteer Long Service And Good Conduct Medal and the honour extended to the same medals ... www.hac.org.uk ref Note regarding South Africa The Efficiency Decoration South Africa is a very ... Limited ref See also Efficiency Medal Territorial Decoration References references Category ... more details
Decoration Day is the former name of Memorial Day in the United States, and may also refer to Decoration Day song , a song by Sonny Boy Williamson I , later performed by John Lee Hooker disambig Decoration Day album , a 2003 album by Drive By Truckers Decoration Day film , a 1990 American film based on a novel by John William Corrington Decoration Day music , the 2nd movement of a piece entitled A Symphony New England Holidays an early 20th century classical composition by American Composer Charles Ives Decoration Day at Old Soldiers Home , a 1914 American film produced by Vitagraph Company of America ... more details
A Christmas decoration is any of several types of decorations used at Christmas time. The traditional colours of Christmas are pine green evergreen , snow white, and heart red. Blue and white are often used to represent winter, or sometimes Hanukkah , which occurs around the same time. Gold and silver are also very common, as are just about any other metallic colour. Typical icons of the holiday include Baby Jesus , Santa Claus , and the star of Bethlehem . Typical winter icons include snowflake s, snowmen , icicle s, and even penguin s and polar bear . File User Zink Dawg 2009 Christmas Tree.jpg thumb A Christmas tree inside a home. File Advent Wreath Broadway United Methodist Church .jpg thumb left On Christmas Day, the Christ Candle in the center of the Advent wreath is traditionally lit in many church service s. In many countries there are many different types of decorations used depending on the traditions and available resources. The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianization of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the winter solstice , which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship . ref name Shaman The English language phrase Christmas tree is first recorded in 1835 ref name Harper Harper, Douglas, http www.etymonline.com index.php?term Christ Christ , Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001. ref and represents an importation ... with Christmas lights holiday decoration lights and Christmas ornaments ornaments . Plants ..., the interior of a home may be decorated with these plants, along with garland decoration garlands and evergreen ... right European Holly , traditional Christmas decoration. Wreath s are made from real or artificial ... decoration of a house in Dublin, California In North America North and South America, Australia ... a live Nativity with volunteer s and even live animal s. Season Christmas decorations are typically ... Christmas Decoration Category Christmas decorations da Juledekoration de Weihnachtsdekoration ... more details
File Boi van Vietnam.jpg right 200px Bai The Bai was an imperial Vietnam ese decoration for merit. The decoration, an oblong shield of gold set with ten ruby rubies was word on a cord around the neck. It was given to meritorious princes, manderins, generals, ministers and the highest civil servants. The decoration is very old but it was reformed by the emperors Thanh Thai in 1889. It ceased to exist after the fall of the Vietnamese monachy in 1945. External link Portraits of emperors and princes wit the Bai on http www.royalark.net Vietnam annam10.htm Emperors with the Bai gallery Image Roi Khai Dinh.jpg Emperor Khai Dinh with Bai and Order of Khim Khanh Khim Kanh Image Vua Thanh Thai.jpg Emperor Thanh Tai with Bai and Khim Khanh Image Vinh thuy bao dai 1 .jpg Emperor Bao Dai with Bai and Khim Khanh gallery Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Vietnam nl Bai ridderorde ... more details
Infobox Book name The Decoration of Houses title orig translator image Image Doh.jpg 150px image caption The Decoration of Houses , 1898 edition author Edith Wharton cover artist country United States language English language English series genre interior design publisher B.T. Batsford release date 1898 media type Print Hardcover Hardback pages 204 isbn 978 0847829163 2007 Rizzoli reprint dewey 747 22 congress NK2110 .W5 1897a oclc 86111252 preceded by Preceding novel in series followed by Following novel in series The Decoration of Houses , a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman , was first published in 1898 . In the book, the authors denounced Victorian style interior decoration and interior design , especially those rooms that were decorated with heavy window curtains, Victorian decorative arts Victorian bric a brac and overstuffed furniture . They argued that such rooms emphasized upholstery at the expense of proper space planning and architectural design and were, therefore, uncomfortable and rarely used. Wharton and Codman advocated the creation of houses with rooms decorated with strong architectural wall and ceiling treatments, accentuated by well suited furniture, rooms based on simple, classical architecture classical design principles such as symmetry and proportion and a sense of architectural balance. The Decoration of Houses is considered a seminal work and its success led to the emergence of professional decorators working in the manner advocated by its authors, most notably Elsie de Wolfe . http www.npg.si.edu exh wharton whar3.htm The book was reprinted by The Mount Lenox, Massachusetts The Mount and Rizzoli and in a hardcover facsimile in 2007 . Concepts Wharton and Codman wrote 198 pages divided into sixteen chapters ... and order in decoration, they warned readers not to mix and match styles of furniture eclectically ... The Decoration of Houses full text University of Wisconsin Digital Library DEFAULTSORT Decoration ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Decoration of Merit image Image Ereteken voor Verdienste 1987.jpg 125px caption The silver Decoration of Merit with ribbon bars awarded by File Coat of arms of the Netherlands.svg 18px Ministry of Defence Netherlands Netherlands Ministry of Defence type Military decoration , br with degrees gold and silver eligibility for See text status Currently awarded description clasps established 16 April 1987 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Medal of Recognition lower Cross for Important War Actions image2 caption2 The Decoration of Merit is an important military decoration for bravery in the Netherlands The medal was established by the Dutch minister of defence Wim van Eekelen on 16 April 1987. The award was created by ministerial decree and is therefore a medal of the Ministry of Defence Netherlands Netherlands Ministry of Defence and not a royal decoration. Defence ministries in Germany and the Czech Republic award similar decorations. This way chivalric orders keep their exclusivity. The ministerial decree requires four criteria for granting exceptional merits towards the armed forces which are incidentally of nature, individual courage in life threatening situations, brave action in conflict situations in peace time, and particular merits of Dutch and foreign civil and military authorities. In 2002, minister Benk Korthals added a fifth criteria for granting the medal exceptional activities for the Netherlands Armed forces. The award is granted in silver or gold. The medal is the sixth highest military decoration , after the Medal of Recognition , still being awarded for bravery. Design The medal has the shape of an old ... the Decoration of Merit in gold. In April 2007 Van Aalten, while in Afghanistan , volunteered to assist ... of Strikl. The golden Decoration of Merit was presented by Netherlands minister of defence Eimert ... for the liberation of Nijmegen . DEFAULTSORT Decoration Of Merit Category Orders, decorations ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 In mould decoration , a special type of plastic molding decorative moulding , is used for decorating plastic surfaces with color and or with an abrasion resistant coat. Principle A carrier foil is placed inside the opened mould. It carries the dried paint layers which are to be transferred to the plastic part, with the paint facing the gate. After filling with plastic the paint adheres to the plastic, and is removed from the carrier when opening the mould. For the next cycle the carrier foil is advanced, positioning the next area to be transferred. Mould construction The mould must be constructed so that the back side of the carrier foil rests against a flat wall. The plastic foil can be bent slightly, but the more it is bent, the greater the risk of wrinkles. The filling only takes place on the other side, the side the of carrier with the material to be transferred. The part has to stay on the side of the gate ejectors on gate side . The tips of the ejectors are usually bent slightly to ensure the parts stick to them Carrier foil feeder To place the carrier quickly in the mould, the carrier foil is wound on a coil . The full supply roll is above the mould, and the take up roll beneath. Usually the foil feeder is attached to the moving side of the mould, to enable demoulding when opening the mould. Cleaning of the parts Remnants from the paint flakes must be removed from the parts. This is usually done by rotating brushes. See also In Mold Decoration by Roller IMR In mould labelling DEFAULTSORT In Mould Decoration Category Ornaments Category Plastics de In Mould Decoration ru ... more details
For the decoration applied to architectural windows Window treatment disambiguation Refimprove date December 2009 In graphical computing , window decorations are provided by window manager s to improve the usability of a multi windowed Desktop metaphor desktop . They typically consist of a title bar along the top of each window and a minimal border around the other three sides, although this can often be varied upon if the user wishes. ref http markhobley.yi.org glossary windowdecorations.html ref On Windows this is called nonclient area . ref http msdn.microsoft.com en us library dd162743.aspx ref In the predominant layout for modern window decorations, the top bar contains a title and buttons which perform windowing related actions such as minimizing, maximizing and closing . The border exists primarily to allow the user to resize the window. Window decorations are important in developing the look and feel of a desktop environment . However, modern systems allow for great customization of the colors, styles and animation effects used. User modifications some times cross between the appearance of different desktop environments. Types of window decoration Borders A window border is a window decoration component provided by some window managers, that appears around the active window . Some window managers may also display a border around background window s. Types of borders Typically window borders can be used to provide window motion enabling the window to be moved or resized by using a dragging drag action. Useless borders Some window manager s provide useless borders which are purely for decorative purposes and offer no window motion facility. These window managers do not allow windows to be resized by using a drag action on the border. Title bars A title bar is a window decoration component provided by some window manager s which appears at the top of each window. The title ... Title bar References references Window Managers DEFAULTSORT Window Decoration Category Window managers ... more details
Pattern and Decoration was an art movement situated in the United States from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. The movement has sometimes been referred to as P&D ref name cotternyt Citation last Cotter first Holland title Scaling a Minimalist Wall With Bright, Shiny Colors newspaper New York Times date 2008 01 15 url http www.nytimes.com 2008 01 15 arts design 15patt.html accessdate 2009 09 12 ref ref Citation last Atkins first Robert title Artspeak a guide to contemporary ideas, movements, and buzzwords, 1945 to the present publisher Abbeville Press year 1997 edition 2nd isbn 9780789203656 ref or as The New Decorativeness. ref Citation last Jensen first Robert last2 Conway first2 Patricia title Ornamentalism the new decorativeness in architecture & design publisher C.N. Potter year 1982 page 240 url http books.google.com ?id 0x1UAAAAMAAJ&dq ornamentalism&q 22Pattern and decoration 22 search anchor isbn 9780517543832 ref The movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon . ref name hsobit Citation last Glueck first Grace title Holly Solomon, Adventurous Art Dealer, Is Dead at 68 newspaper New York Times pages B8 date 2002 06 10 url http www.nytimes.com 2002 06 10 arts holly solomon adventurous art dealer is dead at 68.html accessdate 2009 09 12 ref The movement was the subject of a retrospective museum show at the Hudson River Museum , which closed in January 2008. ref name cotternyt ref name pdcatalog Citation last Swartz first Anne title Pattern and decoration an ideal ... ?id VVIVs1GBGHIC&dq 22Pattern and Decoration 22&printsec frontcover&q isbn 9780943651354 ref ... newspaper view article 13 accessdate 2009 09 12 ref The prevailing negative view of decoration was one ... Painting School in the late 1960s Pattern and Decoration artists were reacting against minimalism but they often ... isbn 9780520230026 ref There were also connections between the Pattern and Decoration movement ... and Decoration artworks. Category Art movements Category Modern art ... more details
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refimprove date August 2008 An international decoration is a military award which is not bestowed by a particular country, but rather by an international organization such as the United Nations or NATO . Such awards are normally issued as service medals, for participation in various international military operations, and not for specific acts of heroism or bravery. The following is a list of the most commonly recognized international military decorations United Nations UN Image United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png 100px UNKorea United Nations Korea Medal File United Nations Medal.svg 100px UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation United Nations Medal Medal File United Nations Medal.svg 100px UNOGIL Observation Group in Lebanon Image UNMOGIP Medal bar.gif 100px UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Image UNOC.gif 100px UNOC Congo Image UNTEA Medal bar.gif 100px UNTEA United Nations Temporary Executive Authority Temporary Executive Authority Image UNYOM Medal bar.gif 100px UNYOM United Nations Yemen Observation Mission Yemen Observer Mission Image UNFICYP.gif 100px UNFICYP United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Cyprus Image UNEFME Ribbon Bar.gif 100px UNEFME United Nations Emergency Force Emergency Force, Middle East also known as UNEF II Image UNDOF Ribbon bar.gif 100px UNDOF United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone Disengagement Observer Force Image UNIFIL Ribbon bar.gif 100px UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Interim Force in Lebanon Image UNIIMOG Ribbon bar.gif 100px UNIIMOG United Nations Iran Iraq Military Observer Group Iran Iraq Military Observers Group Image UNTAG.gif 100px UNTAG United Nations Transition Assistance Group Transition Assistance Group Image ONUCA Medal bar.gif 100px ONUCA ONUCA and ONUSAL Observer Group in Central America Image UNIKOM Medal bar.gif 100px UNIKOM United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observation Mission Iraq Kuwait Observation ... more details
For the 1848 replica canal boat The Volunteer canal boat Infobox film name The Volunteer image TheVolunteerTradeAd.jpg image size 225px caption trade ad director Michael Powell director Michael Powell br Emeric Pressburger producer Michael Powell br Emeric Pressburger writer Michael Powell br Emeric Pressburger starring Ralph Richardson music Allan Gray composer Allan Gray cinematography Frederick Ford editing John Seabourne br Michael C. Chorlton distributor released film date 1944 1 10 df y runtime 24 minutes country Film UK language English budget gross The Volunteer 1944 is a short black and white Cinema of the United Kingdom British film by the filmmakers Powell and Pressburger Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger for the U.K. Ministry of Information. Made during World War II as recruitment propaganda for the Fleet Air Arm , volunteer numbers rose after its release. The films features actor Ralph Richardson starring in a West End theatre West End production of Othello . Pat McGrath actor Pat McGrath plays his dresser, who joins the Fleet Air Arm and becomes a war hero &ndash as famous as Richardson himself. British film stars Anna Neagle and Laurence Olivier make cameo appearance s, as does director Michael Powell and fellow British film director Anthony Asquith . External links http www.powell pressburger.org Reviews 43 Volunteer The Volunteer reviews and articles at the http www.powell pressburger.org Powell & Pressburger Pages IMDB title 0037439 Amg movie 120144 spacing, please do not remove Powell and Pressburger CinemaoftheUK Use dmy dates date September 2010 DEFAULTSORT Volunteer, The Category 1944 films Category Aviation films Category Black and white films Category British World War II propaganda films Category Denham films Category English language films Category Films by Powell and Pressburger Category British short films es The Volunteer ... more details
unreferenced date July 2009 The Emergency Reserve Decoration ERD is a British military decoration , instituted in 1952. It has a dark blue ribbon, with a yellow central stripe. File Army Emergency Reserve Decoration.png 160px right thumb Ribbon of Army Emergency Reserve Decoration Recipients may use the letters ERD after their name. Citation needed date December 2011 This silver and silver gilt decoration was awarded to officers of the Army Supplementary Reserve or Army Emergency Reserve for 12 years continuous or aggregate service with war service counting as double . The obverse is an oval wreath of oak leaves with Queen Elizabeth II s Royal cypher in the centre and a crown at the top. The dark blue ribbon with a central yellow stripe is attached to a metal ring on top of the crown and is finished at the top with a brooch bar bearing the inscription ARMY EMERGENCY RESERVE . The medal is 55mm high and 37mm wide. No bar was authorised, and medals were issued unnamed. The 17th March 2003 edition of the official http www.honours.gov.uk honours wear.aspx Order of Wear specifies that the ERD is worn after the Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal and before the Volunteer Officers Decoration . Category Decorations of the British Army ... more details
infobox military award name Efficiency Decoration caption Image Efficiency Decoration ED .gif 150px image Image EFFICIENCY DECORATION SOUTH AFRICA .jpg 150px br awarded by Union of South Africa country type Decoration eligibility Officer armed forces Officers of the South African Army SA Army , South African Air Force SA Air Force and SA Naval Forces for Long and meritorious service campaign status description motto clasps Silver rose emblem post nominals ED established 1939 first award last award 1952 total posthumous recipients precedence label individual higher same lower related image2 caption2 The Efficiency Decoration was a distinctive award to recognise long and meritorious service of at least twenty years as an Officer armed forces officer in the volunteer South African Army Army and South African Air Force Air Force Citizen Force of the Union of South Africa . ref name Alexander cite book last Alexander first EGM authorlink coauthors Barron, GKB and Bateman, AJ title South African Orders, Decorations and Medals publisher Human and Rousseau Publishers year 1986 location Cape Town pages 160 url doi id isbn 0 7981 1895 4 ref It was instituted by a Royal sign manual Royal Warrant dated 29 December 1939, ref name Fforde cite book last Fforde first JPI authorlink coauthors Monick, S title A Guide to South African Orders, Decorations and Medals and their Ribbons 1896 1985 publisher year 1986 location Johannesburg pages 40 url doi id isbn ref and was extended to the South African Naval Forces from 1942. ref name Alexander Description The medal consisted of a silver oak wreath, tied with gold, with the List of royal crowns Royal Crown and Royal cypher Cypher in the centre suspended from a silver bar brooch by a 38  mm dark green ribbon with a 8  cm central yellow ... Alexander Further service Further awards of this decoration were denoted by a silver rose emblem. ref name Fforde This decoration was replaced in 1952 by the John Chard Decoration which was awarded to both ... more details
The Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service may refer to Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service Department of the Air Force Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service SIA ... more details
Wiktionary volunteerVolunteer or Volunteers may refer to Tocright Volunteerism Volunteering , the practice of people working on behalf of others without being motivated by financial or material gain Volunteers of America , U.S. religious group working in social welfare Military volunteer , in some countries ... countries this means a reservist originally unpaid, thus volunteerVolunteer Irish republican Volunteer ... Pennsylvania sometimes known as the Black Boys Rebellion. Volunteer Infantry , a military home defence force raised as part of the British anti invasion preparations of 1803 1805 Volunteer Force Great Britain , a British military home defence force from 1857 to 1908 Ships The Volunteer canal boat The Volunteer canal boat , a replica of a 19th century canal boat which operates on the Illinois and Michigan Canal at LaSalle, Illinois, in the United States USS Volunteer USS Volunteer , the name of more than one United States Navy ship Places Volunteer, North Carolina Volunteer Island , also called Starbuck Island, among the Line Islands of Kiribati Volunteer Park Seattle Volunteer Hotel , former pub in Balmain, Sydney, Australia Volunteer State Community College , community college located in Gallatin, Tennessee Sports Volunteer State Athletic Conference , a defunct Tennessee college conference Volunteer 500 , the original name of the Sharpie 500 NASCAR race Volunteer yacht , the winner ... album Volunteers film a 1985 comedy film starring John Candy and Tom Hanks Volunteer band , Ukrainian punk metal band Other Volunteer botany , a desirable plant that grows on its own, rather than being planted. VolunteerDecoration , awarded to officers of the Volunteer Force in the British Empire Volunteer Examiner Coordinator any organization approved for the administration of U.S. amateur radio license examinations. VoluntEARS , the term for Disney cast members who volunteer their time for charitable ... Volunteer Disambig de Freiwilliger es Voluntario ru ... more details