| 词条 | Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal |
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|name=Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal |image= |caption= Obverse and Reverse of the medal |awarded_by=United Kingdom for Newfoundland & Labrador |type= Campaign medal |eligibility=World War II veterans from Newfoundland & Labrador |for= Voluntary service overseas during the Second World War in British Imperial Forces, where no other volunteer service medal was received |status= |description= |clasps= None |established= November 6, 1981[1] |first_award= |last_award= |total= |posthumous= |recipients=7,500 |individual= |higher=Defence Medal[2] |same=Canadian Volunteer Service Medal |lower=War Medal[2] |related= |image2= |caption2=Ribbon bar }} The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal was created to honour those from Newfoundland & Labrador who served in British Forces outside of the province. It was issued to those who did not receive a volunteer war service medal from another country, including Canada, and who had volunteered and served in units or organizations contributed by the Dominion of Newfoundland to the allied war effort. The period of qualifying service was from September 3, 1939 through September 2, 1945.[3] InstitutionThe medal was established November 6, 1981 by the Volunteer War Service Medal Regulations, 1981, Newfoundland Regulation 204/81,[1] and further amended by the Volunteer War Service Medal Act, 1993.[4] During the Second World War, Newfoundland was a separate Dominion of the British Empire, only joining the Canadian Confederation in 1949.[5] Accordingly, Newfoundland servicemen who volunteered to serve with British Imperial Forces, including Newfoundland units, did not qualify for the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. The Newfoundland Medal was instituted to address this deficiency. Those who had served with Canadian forces and already held the Canadian award were not eligible for the new medal.[6] A total of 7,500 medals were awarded, including those issued to next-of-kin, who could claim on behalf of those who died both in or since the war.[6] CriteriaThe medal was specifically created to honour service with the British Imperial Forces, the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit, the Merchant Navy and the Newfoundland Regiment, or any other unit or organization prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Those individuals who received a volunteer war service medal from another country are ineligible for this medal.[4] DescriptionThe medal was struck at the British Royal Mint. It is circular, struck in bronze and {{convert|36|mm}} in diameter, the following design:[7] The medal is mounted on a single claw with a single-curl mounts. It is suspended from a ribbon is {{convert|36|mm}} wide and consists of 7 coloured stripes: red (1.5 mm), white (2 mm), blue (1.5 mm), maroon centre stripe (26 mm), blue (1.5 mm), white (2 mm), and red (1.5 mm).[3] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/historicallegislation/HisSLRegisters/1978-1995/index1981.htm |title=1981 Numerical Register |publisher=House of Assembly, Newfoundland and Labrador|accessdate=October 30, 2018}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Campaign Stars and Medals (1939-1954)|url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/medal-type/2|work=Veterans Affairs Canada|accessdate=October 30, 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|last=Veterans Affairs Canada|title=Campaign Stars and Medals (1939-1954) - Newfoundland Volunteer Service Medal|url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/medals-decorations/details/22|work=|publisher=Veterans Affairs Canada|accessdate=October 30, 2018}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/annualstatutes/1993/V07-1.c93.htm |title=Statutes of Newfoundland 1993 Chapter V-7.1 |publisher= House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador |date= |accessdate=July 8, 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720173301/http://www2.marianopolis.edu/nfldhistory/NewfoundlandJoinsCanada-Confederation1949.htm|title=Newfoundland joins Canadian Confederation (1949)|publisher=Marianopolis College|accessdate=October 30, 2018|archivedate=July 20, 2008}} 6. ^1 {{Cite book|author=John Mussell (ed).|title=Medal Yearbook 2015.|p=195. Published by Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.}} 7. ^{{Cite book|author=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin.|title=British Battles and Medals.|page=258. Published by Spink, London. 1988}} 2 : Civil awards and decorations of Canada|Military awards and decorations of Canada |
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