| Efficiency Decoration | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Military long service decoration |
| Awarded for | Twenty years service until 1949 Twelve years service from 1949 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Part-time commissioned officers of the Territorial Army and Auxiliary Military Forces |
| Post-nominals | TD (Territorial Army) ED (Auxiliary Military Forces) |
| Status | Still current in New Zealand |
| Established | 1930 |
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| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal |
| Equivalent | Efficiency Decoration (Canada) Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand) Efficiency Decoration (South Africa) Emergency Reserve Decoration |
| Next (lower) | Territorial Efficiency Medal |
The Efficiency Decoration, post-nominal letters TD for recipients serving in the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom or ED for those serving in the Auxiliary Military Forces, was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time officers after twenty years of service as an efficient and thoroughly capable officer. The decoration superseded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration, the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration and the Territorial Decoration.[1]
In the British Commonwealth, the decoration was gradually superseded by national decorations in some member countries, in Canada by the Canadian Forces' Decoration in 1951, in the Union of South Africa by the John Chard Decoration in 1952 and in Australia by the Reserve Force Decoration in 1982. In the United Kingdom, the decoration was superseded by the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal in 1999. New Zealand continues to award the Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand) and is one of a few countries still to do so.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
- ^ "No. 33653". The London Gazette. 17 October 1930. p. 6309.
- ^ McCreery, Christopher (29 May 2002). The Canadian Forces' Decoration (PDF). Ottawa: Directorate of Honours and Recognition National Defence Headquarters. pp. 6–9. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ South African Medal Website - Union Defence Forces (1939-52) (Accessed 3 May 2015)
- ^ Government Notice no. 1982 of 1 October 1954 - Order of Precedence of Orders, Decorations and Medals, published in the Government Gazette of 1 October 1954.
- ^ Alexander, EGM; Barron, GKB; Bateman, AJ (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Cape Town: Human and Rousseau Publishers. p. 160. ISBN 0-7981-1895-4.
- ^ Australian Government - It's an Honour - Reserve Force Decoration (Accessed 18 July 2015)
- ^ Gov.UK - Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility - Volunteer Reserves Service Medal (Accessed 9 July 2015)
- ^ "The Efficiency Decoration". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 5 July 2015.