CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 398

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FORMS.

FORM A.

COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCES OFFICERS' DECORATION.

STATEMENT of the Commissioned Services of

of the

N.B.-Service in the ranks should be shown in full, but only its equivalent (under the Regula- tions) should be carried forward as Commissioned Service into the last columu.

Rank and Date of each Commission.

Branch of the Service.

Rank,

From

To

Total Service in each Rank.

Remarks.

Total Commis- Į

sioned Service, {

Y. M. D.

WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a correct statement of the Commissioned

Service of

Persons eligible.

of the

and that his total Commissioned Service amounts to

years

months

days.

Qualifying service.

(Signed.).

(Countersigned.)

Adjutant.

Commanding Officer.

Head Quarters.

Date

COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCKS OFFICERS' DECORATION.

CERTIFICATE B.

FOR OFFICERS STILL SERVING.

WE HEREBY CERTIFY that

in the

holds a commission

; that he has completed the qualifying period of twenty yours' service; that be is an efficient and thoroughly capable Officer; and that he is in every way deserving of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

Head Quarters.

Date

(Signed.)

(Countersigned.)

Soplications.

Kominal roll.

Publication.

Distribution.

Adjutant. Commanding Officer.

Sovender.

COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCES OFFICERS' DECORATION.

CERTIFICATE C.

391

FOR RETIRED OFFICERS.

WE HEREBY

CERTIFY that

has completed the

qualifying period of twenty years' service; that he was granted the usual privilege Gazette, dated

of honorary rank on retirement in the

; and that he is to the best of our belief in every way deserving of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

(Signed.).

(Countersigned.).

Adjutant.

Commanding Officer.

Head Quarters

Date

NOTE. Certificate C. will be signed and countersigned by the Adjutant and Commanding Officer

of the Regiment or Corps in which the Officer was last serving.

Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.

1. Members of the Auxiliary Forces of all ranks may be granted a Medal designated "The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal" after twenty years' service (which need not be continuous) in such Forces.

wholly

or was

2.-(a.) Service rendered partly in the Auxiliary Forces of oue Colony or Pre- tectorate and partly in the Auxiliary Forces of another Colon or Protectorates or partly in the Auxiliary Forces of one or more Colonies or Protgerorates, or funding Fohunteers, and partly in the Volunteer Force of Great Britang shall be reckoned as qualifying service for the Medal, service on the West Coast of Africa counting double. The Medal may also be granted to Volunteers who have retired after completing twenty yaers' service and Officers who have served in the ranks but have not qualified for the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.

(b.) Service on the Permanent Staff shall not reckon as qualifying Service for the Medal.

3. Applications for the Medal will be made on Form D. through the usual channel of correspondence to the Governor, whose decision upon the validity or otherwise of claim to the Medal will be final. Retired Members will apply through the Officer Commanding the Regiment (or Corps) in which they last served."

any

4. Commanding Officers will forward with form D. a nominal roll arranged alpha- betically on Form E. This roll will be prepared in duplicate, one copy being retained by the Officer Commanding and the other forwarded with his recommendation to the Governor.

5. Names of recipients will be published in the Government Gazette, after the publication of which the original applications (Form D.) will be returned by the Govern- or to the Head Quarters of the Corps for record and retention.

6. The distribution of the Medals will be made by the Senior Officer of the Corps, or as the Governor shall decide, at the earliest time that a good muster of the Corps can be reckoned upon.

7. Any Officer who is subsequently awarded the "Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration will not be required to surrender the Medal, but he will not be permitted to wear both.

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