THE SILVER WAR BADGE
AMENDED CONDITIONS,
It was recently announced in British Army Orders that, In view of the provieions of the Military Service (Review of Exception) Act, 1917, the King hasi approved the amendment of the conditions governing the award of the Silver War ~ badge granted under Army Orders 316 of £ 1916 and 50 of 1917. '•' Under■ the amended conditions the . badge will, subject in every case to the approval of the Army Council, be issued only to the individuals specified below who have served with the military forces subsequent to August i, 19U: (a) Those Who, having served it om- y eeW and being still of military age. ;', have retired, resigned, or relinquished their commissions: (i.) After service overeeas in the armed Forces of the Crown on account of disablement, or .iH-health caused otherwise than by n"«jndnet ■ (ii.) After service at home, and have , been medically examinedand finally d* . charged from liability to further mill- - m fb)°Thosewho, having served as »ldtaj &b«nd&Sed otherwiso than for ,U iTc!vilian 8 who hate served rift the i?ivil Army Medical Corps under a fixed So haw been employed witn the army i oven (provided such employment re--3 «ffi« nl sanction), , wllo 'T 6 T I 6 ? K ned their military employment on ac- * count of wounds or noknen, and who ?? nf military age, have received a final I dlschaw luiiler subjection (5) of section 1 (°f i Nurses and members of Voluntary Aid ])etachments who have been diecliargeU on account of old age wounds, nr sickness, such as would render them permanently unfit for further service. ■, Tho expression "Served Overseas in the . Armed Forces of the Crown is to be. interpreted ae follows:— ~U) "Served Overseas". is intended to coror the cases of all those who have served oul of the Onited Kingdom (that _ is Great Britain and Ireland, including:;, the manuel Islands and the Isle of i; Man). It will apply, to all those who & liave served in the Forces of tue c Orown at Sea. „ n p (b) "Armed Forces of the Crown will , include the Royal Kaval service, the Kov.u Marines, any of His 8 * Regular, Reserve, or Auxiliary Force'. and any of the Expeditionary For"* , • raised w the GovernmenU of ma M*- ■ icstv'e dominions. „ • . The expression "Military age is ae defined in the Military Service Aote.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 44, 15 November 1917, Page 6
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388THE SILVER WAR BADGE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 44, 15 November 1917, Page 6
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