{"id":1022,"date":"2017-12-18T09:03:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T09:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=1022"},"modified":"2025-07-18T08:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T08:36:21","slug":"volunteer-territorial-decorations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/regimental-history\/volunteer-territorial-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer &#038; Territorial Decorations"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>THE CONCEPT of creating a Decoration to recognise the services of Officers in the Volunteer Force was instituted on 25 July 1892 and entitled The Volunteer Officer\u2019s Decoration (VD). The qualification was 20 years of commissioned service in the Volunteer Force, with non commissioned service counting for half. It was superseded by the Territorial Decoration (TD) on the 29 September 1908, on the formation of the Territorial Force with war service counting as double. On 17 October 1930, the Efficiency Decoration was created on the formation of the Territorial Army and recipients were allowed to continue using the post-nominal TD. In 1949 the qualification was reduced to 12 years with clasps for each additional 6 years being added.<\/p>\n<p>The ribbon was dark green with a central yellow stripe. In 1969, on the introduction of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, the ribbon was altered to half blue, half green with the central yellow stripe. The Decoration was superseded by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (VRSM) in 1999. The VRSM does not carry the rights to the use of post-nominal letters. Listed opposite is the roll of Officers of the London Irish Rifles awarded the VD and\/or TD from 1892 to 2000 (all information below courtesy of Alex Shooter and the &#8216;Emerald&#8217;).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>VOLUNTEER OFFICERS&#8217; DECORATION.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1892<\/strong> Lt Gen Hon Col HRH, The Duke of Connaught &amp; Strathearn KG KT KP GCSI GCMG GCIE KGB ADC. Lt Col Comdt Hon Col J Ward CB. Lt Col Hon Col H Roberts. Maj Hon Lt Col E G K P Lloyd. Hon &amp; Rev\u2019d Hon Chaplain G C Talbot. Lt Col (Ret\u2019d) Hon Col W G Furnivall. Lt Col (Ret\u2019d) Hon Col E Vaughan-Jones. Maj (Ret\u2019d) Hon Lt Col R W Inglis. Hon Maj and Adjt (Ret\u2019d) F S Daubeney.<br \/>\n<strong>1896<\/strong> Capt Hon Maj C W Carrell.<br \/>\n<strong>1898<\/strong> Capt T G H Glynn.<br \/>\n<strong>1902<\/strong> Maj (Ret\u2019d) Hon Lt Col J E Stephenson.<br \/>\n<strong>1905<\/strong> Maj Hon Lt Col P W D&#8217;Alton.<br \/>\n<strong>1907<\/strong> Capt Hon Maj T Moore.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TERRITORIAL DECORATION.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1909<\/strong> Capt Hon Maj W J Mathews. Capt Hon Maj H M Healy.<br \/>\n<strong>1912<\/strong> Maj (QM) H Thorpe.<br \/>\n<strong>1913<\/strong> Maj E G Concanon DSO.<br \/>\n<strong>1915<\/strong> Maj J S Allen.<br \/>\n<strong>1919<\/strong> Lt Col W H Murphy DSO. Maj C Beresford.<br \/>\n<strong>1934<\/strong> FM Hon Col HRH The Duke of Connaught &amp; Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO CBE VD ADC.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY DECORATION.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1945<\/strong> Maj W A Bint.<br \/>\n<strong>1946<\/strong> Maj Gen H R Hone CBE MC. Hon Maj F Parkes. Capt G F H Wegg-Prossor. Lt Col J J D Reidy. Hon Lt Col J McCann.<br \/>\n<strong>1947<\/strong> Capt J G Adams. Hon Capt P P Giles.<br \/>\n<strong>1948<\/strong> Maj (QM) W L Clarke.<br \/>\n<strong>1949<\/strong> Maj P J Toal MBE. Lt Col Viscount Stopford MBE. Capt B W S Irwin MC.<br \/>\n<strong>1950<\/strong> Maj J Morris. Hon Maj J McCarthy. Col J R J Macnamara (KIA). Capt P J Albery. Hon Maj D W Conroy. Maj A J Dyball MC. Hon Maj R A O\u2019Brien. Hon Lt Col J G Adams. Hon Capt Sir J H Henry MC Bart. Maj T L Laister. Maj M H Hennessy. Hon Maj R S Davis MBE. Maj W S Craig. Maj J D Lofting MC. Maj J K Cantopher GM.<br \/>\n<strong>1951<\/strong> Hon Maj A Cowdy. Hon Capt W R S Marley.<br \/>\n<strong>1952<\/strong> Capt J A St Maur Sheil. Hon Lt Col B G Smith.<br \/>\n<strong>1953<\/strong> Maj M N Gentleman. Maj T W H Wilson MC.<br \/>\n<strong>1954<\/strong> Capt N W Dorrity. Hon Maj P M Mahon. Lt Col H G McClellan RA.<br \/>\n<strong>1956<\/strong> Maj C C Rand. Hon Capt (Ret\u2019d) Count E R A De LaPoer.<br \/>\n<strong>1958<\/strong> Hon Capt R N Cunningham TARO.<br \/>\n<strong>1960<\/strong> Maj G C Coppen. Capt R E Taylor.<br \/>\n<strong>1961<\/strong> Capt R McAvoy MC. Maj M O Price.<br \/>\n<strong>1962<\/strong> Maj J Fincham.<br \/>\n<strong>1964<\/strong> Maj H B Holt. Maj P G B Wills.<br \/>\n<strong>1965<\/strong> Capt N B Wilkinson.<br \/>\n<strong>1967<\/strong> Maj (Ret\u2019d) W H Fox.<br \/>\n<strong>1969<\/strong> Maj M J Van Brugen.<br \/>\n<strong>1970<\/strong> Maj C J W Hickey.<br \/>\n<strong>1976<\/strong> Capt F W Price.<br \/>\n<strong>1977<\/strong> Maj A P La Roche.<br \/>\n<strong>1978<\/strong> Maj R J Scott Kerr.<br \/>\n<strong>1985<\/strong> Maj J E Fallis. Maj V J A Lillie-Costello OBE MC (Dec\u2019d).<br \/>\n<strong>1992<\/strong> Maj J P Mooney.<br \/>\n<strong>1994<\/strong> Capt J Scott.<br \/>\n<strong>1997<\/strong> Capt D K Mogg.<br \/>\n<strong>2000<\/strong> Maj P Lough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FIRST CLASP TO TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY DECORATION.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1949<\/strong> Maj P J Toal MBE TD. Capt L M Yearsley TD.<br \/>\n<strong>1950<\/strong> Maj J Morris TD. Maj J McCarthy TD. Maj R S Davis MBE TD. Capt J D Lofting MC TD. Maj J K Cantopher GM TD.<br \/>\n<strong>1951<\/strong> Lt Col Viscount Stopford OBE TD. Maj B W S Irwin MC TD. Maj P D H Stock MC TD.<br \/>\n<strong>1960<\/strong> Lt Col N W Dorrity TD.<br \/>\n<strong>1990<\/strong> Maj A Aitchison-Tait TD.<br \/>\n<strong>1992<\/strong> Maj J E Fallis TD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SECOND CLASP TO TERRITORIAL EFFICIENCY DECORATION.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1956<\/strong> Maj P D H Stock MC TD. Lt Col B W S Irwin MC TD.<br \/>\n<strong>1998<\/strong> Maj J E Fallis TD (2003: clasp exchanged for VRSM).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE CONCEPT of creating a Decoration to recognise the services of Officers in the Volunteer Force was instituted on 25 July 1892 and entitled The Volunteer Officer\u2019s Decoration (VD). The qualification was 20 years of commissioned service in the Volunteer Force, with non commissioned service counting for half. 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