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Long Service And Good Conduct Medal (New Zealand)
The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a military award recognizing 14 years of exemplary and unblemished service by non-commissioned officer, non-commissioned and Other ranks (UK), other ranks members of the New Zealand Defence Force. Established in 1985, these medals replaced the British Long Service and Good Conduct Medals with specific versions for New Zealand. There are three version of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, one each for the New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Criteria The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal may be awarded after 14 years of full-time service, or a combined 14 years of full-time service, in the Regular Force of the New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, and Royal New Zealand Air Force. A subsequent award of the medal, based upon the completion of an additional 14 years of qualifying service, is denoted by a medal bar or a Rosette (decoration)#United Kingdom, rosette worn on the service ribb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Army Long Service And Good Conduct Medal Ribbon
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Queen Of New Zealand
The monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch is King Charles III, who has reigned since 8 September 2022. The Treaty of Waitangi between Queen Victoria and Māori chiefs () was nominally agreed on 6 February 1840. The substantive agreement debated, discussed and signed on 6 February 1840 is expressed in te Tiriti o Waitangi - an agreement written in te Reo Māori. The English text - the Treaty of Waitangi - is considered by some to have laid the foundation for the proclamation of British sovereignty over New Zealand on 21 May 1840, because, in that text, the Crown promises itself Sovereignty in article 1. According to this perspective and in reliance on the English text alone which was not signed on 6 February 1840, the British monarch became New Zealand's head of state at that time. Te Tiriti o Waitangi does not cede Sovereignty and therefore does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Meritorious & Long Service Awards
Prior to 1985 the New Zealand armed forces received the same Meritorious and Long Service Awards awarded in the United Kingdom. Since the end of World War 2 there have been constant moves towards an independent New Zealand honours system. This has resulted in a new system of New Zealand honours, gallantry and bravery awards, and campaign medals. The following are a list, in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those Meritorious and Long Service medals which have been independently issued by New Zealand to its armed forces are in bold. Commemoration Medals * New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal (for Sesquicentennial) * New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (for Women's suffrage) Meritorious & Long Service Medals * New Zealand Territorial Service Medal * New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal * Meritorious Service Medal (New Zealand), New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal * New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal * New Zealand Police Meritoriou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Honours Order Of Precedence
The order of wear for decorations and awards within New Zealand royal honours system, New Zealand's honours system is published by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand), Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Order of wear Many awards come from the orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. Medals in bold are distinctly New Zealand awards. Special awards * Victoria Cross and Victoria Cross for New Zealand VC * New Zealand Cross (1999), New Zealand Cross NZC * George Cross GC Orders * Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter KG/LG * Knight/Lady of Order of the Thistle KT/LT * Knight/Dame Grand Cross of Order of the Bath GCB * Member of the Order of Merit (Commonwealth), Order of Merit OM * Member of the Order of New Zealand ONZ * Baronet/Baronetess (Bt., Bart. or Btss.) * Knight/Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit GNZM (formerly Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – PCNZM) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Service And Good Conduct Medal (South Africa)
The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) (''Medalje vir Langdurige Diens en Goeie Gedrag'') is a distinctive South African version of the British Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military). It was awarded to members of the Permanent Force of the Union of South Africa who had completed eighteen years of reckonable service.South African Medal Website - Union Defence Forces (1939-52) (Accessed 3 May 2015) The British Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) replaced the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Service And Good Conduct Medal
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a service medal awarded to personnel in various branches of the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the territories that are or were at some point a part of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations. Examples include: ;United Kingdom * Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (British Army) * Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) (British Army) *Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) *Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) (Royal Navy and Royal Marines) *Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Royal Air Force) * Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal * Volunteer Long Service Medal *Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD) ;Colonies and Dominions of the British Empire * Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope) * Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal) *Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (New Zealand) *Medal for Long Service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tudor Crown
The Tudor Crown was a crown created in the early 16th century for either Henry VII of England, Henry VII or Henry VIII, the first House of Tudor, Tudor monarchs of Kingdom of England, England, and destroyed in 1649 during the English Civil War. It was described by the art historian Sir Roy Strong as 'a masterpiece of early Tudor jeweller's art'. A representation of the Tudor Crown is a widely used symbol in the heraldry of the United Kingdom. In use officially from 1901 to 1952 and again from 2022, it is used to represent 'the Crown' as the sovereignty, sovereign source of governmental authority. As such, it appears on numerous official emblems in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth realms. Origins Its date of manufacture is unknown, but Henry VII or his son and successor Henry VIII probably commissioned the crown, first documented in writing in a 1521 inventory of Henry VIII's jewels, naming the crown as 'the king's crown of gold'. The crown was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reef Knot
The reef knot, or square knot, is an ancient and simple binding knot used to secure a rope or line around an object. It is sometimes also referred to as a Hercules knot or Heracles knot. The knot is formed by tying a left-handed overhand knot between two ends, instead of around one end, and then a right-handed overhand knot via the same procedure, or vice versa. A common mnemonic for this procedure is "right over left; left over right", which is often appended with the rhyming suffix "... makes a knot both tidy and tight". Two consecutive overhands tied as described above of the same handedness will make a granny knot. The working ends of the reef knot must emerge both at the top or both at the bottom, otherwise a thief knot results. The reef knot is not recommended for List of bend knots, tying two ropes together, because of the potential instability of the knot when not stabilized; something that has resulted in many deaths (see #Misuse as a bend, Misuse as a bend). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Victory
HMS ''Victory'' is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With years of service as of , she is the world's List of oldest surviving ships, oldest naval vessel still in Ship commissioning, commission. She was ordered for the Royal Navy in 1758, during the Seven Years' War and laid down in 1759. That year saw British victories at Battle of Quebec (1759), Quebec, Battle of Minden, Minden, Battle of Lagos (1759), Lagos and Battle of Quiberon Bay, Quiberon Bay and these may have influenced the choice of name when it was selected in October the following year. In particular, the action in Quiberon Bay had a profound effect on the course of the war; severely weakening the French Navy and shifting its focus away from the sea. There was therefore no urgency to complete the ship and the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1763), Treaty of Paris in February 1763 meant that when ''Victory'' was finally float out, floated out in 1765, she was placed in ordinary. Her construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obverse And Reverse
The obverse and reverse are the two flat faces of coins and some other two-sided objects, including paper money, flags, seals, medals, drawings, old master prints and other works of art, and printed fabrics. In this usage, ''obverse'' means the front face of the object and ''reverse'' means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called ''heads'', because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse ''tails''. In numismatics, the abbreviation ''obv.'' is used for ''obverse'',David Sear. ''Greek Imperial Coins and Their Values.'' Spink Books, 1982. p. xxxv. while , )(Jonathan Edwards. ''Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Coins in the Numismatic Collection of Yale College, Volume 2.'' Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1880. p. 228. and ''rev.''Allen G. Berman. ''Warman's Coins And Paper Money: Identification and Price Guide.'' Penguin, 2008. are used for ''reverse''. Vexillologists use the symbols "normal" for the obverse and "reverse" for the reverse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). History Early history The first Naval Volunteer Force (New Zealand), Volunteer units were formed in Auckland and Nelson in 1858. Over the rest of the 19th century Naval Volunteer units were formed in various ports such as Bluff, Wanganui, and Wairoa. These were reorganised into Naval Artillery Volunteers in 1883. The Volunteers, or "Navals", peaked after the Coastal fortifications of New Zealand#The "Russian-scare" forts of 1885, Russian-scare in the 1880s with a total of 20 units. Volunteers were trained in boats, taught gunnery, and manned some of the Coastal fortifications of New Zealand#The forts, coastal batteries at the four main ports. Later they were also trained in mining submarines and maintaining minefields that were laid in Auckland and Wellington harbours. The Naval Volunteers supplemented a small number of regular soldiers known as the Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Militia
A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or serve as a pool of available manpower for regular forces to draw from. When acting independently, militias are generally unable to hold ground against regular forces. Militias commonly support regular troops by skirmishing, holding fortifications, or conducting irregular warfare, instead of undertaking offensive campaigns by themselves. However, militias may also engage in defense activities to protect a community, its territory, property, and laws. For example, naval militias may comprise fishermen and other civilians which are organized and sanctioned by a state to enforce its maritime boundaries. Beginning in the late 20th century, some militias (in particular officially recognized and sanctioned militias of a government) act as profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
