(1) My thanks to the London Gazette for placing all this information in the public domain

(2) Any transcription errors are mine, for which my apologies. Please feel free to email them to Gordon Smith

(3) Link to Royal Navy and Army Despatches from the London Gazette

(4) Includes Royal Marines and British Merchant Navy

 

Contents

 

Honours by Award

Honours by London Gazette Date

Foreign Decorations Awarded to Royal Navy

Order of Precedence of Honours and Gallantry Awards

By Award

includes Army Awards granted to Royal Navy Officers and Ratings

 

Albert Medal (AM)* - British Empire Medal (BEM) - Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) - Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) - Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) - Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) - Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) - Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) - Distinguished Service Order (DSO)* - Edward Medal (EM) - Imperial Service Medal (ISM) - Imperial Service Order (ISO) - Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) - Mentions in Despatches (MID) - Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) - Military Cross (MC) - Military Medal (MM) - Order of the Bath (GCB, KCB, CB) - Order of the British Empire (GBE, KBE, CBE, OBE, MBE, BEM) - Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE, KCIE, CIE) - Order of Merit (OM)  - Order of the Star of India (GCSI, KCSI, CSI) - Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG, KCMG, CMG)  - Reserve Decoration (RD) - Royal Red Cross (RRC)* - Royal Victorian Order (GCVO, KCVO, CVO, LVO, MVO) - Victoria Cross (VC)* - Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VD)

 

* with index

 

 

By London Gazette Date

includes Army Awards granted to Royal Navy Officers and Ratings

August-December 1914 - January-December 1915 - January-December 1916 - September 1916 (Battle of Jutland) - January-June 1917 - July-December 1917 - January-June 1918 - July-December 1918 - January-June 1919 - July-December 1919 - January-November 1920

 

plus

Foreign Decorations Awarded to Royal Navy

November 1915-December 1917 - January 1918-December 1920

Note:

The honours and gallantry award illustrations are from a wide variety of internet sources. Copyright permission has not yet been sought

ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF HONOURS and GALLANTRY AWARDS

 

from the

 

London Gazette 32300 published 22 April 1921

 

CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD.

 

St. James's Palace, 22nd April, 1921.

 

"The following list shows the order in which Orders, Decorations and Medals should be worn, but it in no way affects the precedence conferred by the Statutes of certain Orders upon the Members thereof:

 

To be substituted for list dated 6th August, 1918 ...." (excludes Army Long Service and Reserve, Police, and most Indian Army awards. Royal Navy honours and awards that are included, are in bold, with links to Award pages).

VICTORIA CROSS.

 

(1) BRITISH ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD, ETC.

Order of the Garter.

Order of the Thistle.

Order of St. Patrick.

Order of the Bath (GCB, KCB, CB).

Order of Merit (OM)

Order of the Star of India (GCSI, KCSI, CSI)

Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG, KCMG, CMG)

Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE, KCIE, CIE)

Order of the Crown of India.

Royal Victorian Order (GCVO, KCVO, CVO, LVO)

Order of the British Empire (Classes I, II and III - GBE, KBE, CBE)

Orders of the Companions of Honour

Distinguished Service Order (DSO).

Royal Victorian Order (Class IV - MVO)

Order of the British Empire (Class IV - OBE)

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

Royal Victorian Order (Class V).

Order of the British Empire (Class V - MBE)

 

(2) DECORATIONS.

Royal Red Cross (Class I) (RRC)

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Military Cross (MC)

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Air Force Cross.

Royal Red Cross (Class II) (RRC).

 

(3) ORDERS GIVEN ONLY IN INDIA.

Order of British India.

Indian Order of Merit (Military).

Kaisar-i-hind Medal.

 

ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM IN ENGLAND.

 

ALBERT MEDAL.

 

(4) MEDALS FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT, i.e., FOR GALLANTRY.

Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field (DCM)

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Military Medal (MM)

Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)

Air Force Medal
Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM)

 

(5) WAR MEDALS (IN ORDER OF DATE).

 

(6) POLAR MEDALS.

Arctic Medal, 1815-1855.

Arctic Medal, 1876.

Antarctic Medal, 1901-1903.

 

(7) MEDALS FOR SAVING LIFE.

Board of Trade Medal for Saving Life at Sea.

Edward Medal (EM)

 

(8) JUBILEE, CORONATION AND DURBAR MEDALS.

Queen Victoria's Jubilee Medal, 1887

Queen Victoria's Jubilee Medal, 1897

Queen Victoria's Commemoration Medal, 1900 (Ireland).

King Edward's Coronation Medal.

King Edward's Durbar Medal

King's Visit Commemoration Medal, 1903 (Ireland).

King George's Coronation Medal.

King George's Durbar Medal

 

(9) EFFICIENCY AND LONG' SERVICE MEDALS.

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Medal for Meritorious Service (MSM)

Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)

Medal for Good Shooting (Naval).

Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve (RD)

Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (VRD)

Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service Medal.

 

(10) MEDALS BELONGING TO ORDERS.

Royal Victorian Medal (Gold and Silver).

Imperial Service Medal (ISM)

Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Medal of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England.

Badge of the Order of the League of Mercy.

Royal Victorian Medal (Bronze).

 

FOREIGN ORDERS (IN ORDER OF DATE OF AWARD).

 

FOREIGN DECORATIONS (IN ORDER OF DATE OF AWARD).

 

FOREIGN MEDALS (IN ORDER OF DATE OF AWARD).

 

plus MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES (MID)

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