Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies
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title:
Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies
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The Volunteer Long Service Medal was instituted in 1894 as an award for long service by other ranks and some officers of the United Kingdom's Volunteer Force. In 1896, the grant of the medal was extended to other ranks and officers who had served in the ranks of the Volunteer Forces throughout the British Empire. A separate new medal was instituted, the Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies. Awarding of this medal was discontinued in stages when it was superseded in most territ
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UK volunteer long service medal
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteer_Long_Service_Medal_for_India_and_the_Colonies
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2022-08-21T06:52:24Z
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