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Edward Eveleigh
Sir Edward Walter Eveleigh, Emergency Reserve Decoration, ERD (8 October 1917 - 24 September 2014) was a British barrister, judge and British Army officer. He presided over a number of high-profile cases including that of the serial killer Graham Young and the former MP John Stonehouse. He went on to serve as a Lord Justice of Appeal from 1977 to 1985. Early life Eveleigh was born on 8 October 1917 in Eastleigh, Hampshire. His father was a railway clerk. He was educated at Peter Symonds College, Peter Symonds Grammar School, an all-boys grammar school in Winchester. While at school, he held the record for the 100-yard dash. He was a member of his school's Officer Training Corps, the forerunner to the Combined Cadet Force. He studied law at Brasenose College, Oxford, Brasenose College, Oxford University. Following a break in his studies when he was called up at the start of WW2, he graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. This was later promoted to Master of Arts (Oxbr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emergency Reserve Decoration
The Emergency Reserve Decoration (ERD) was a British military decoration for long service, instituted on 17 November 1952 and given for service up to 1967. Eligibility It was awarded to officers of the Army Supplementary Reserve or Army Emergency Reserve of Officers for 12 years continuous or aggregate service, with war service counting as double and previous service in the ranks counting as half. Officers commissioned in either reserve between 8 August 1942 and 15 May 1948 who transferred to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers after 10 years service were also eligible. The Emergency Reserve Decoration was not awarded for service after 1967, on the creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, when it was replaced by the Efficiency Decoration with brooch bar inscribed '' T.& A.V.R.'', although a number of retrospective awards were later made. The official order of wear specifies that the ERD is worn after the Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal and before the Volun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
