Talk:Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

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Duplicate Topic

How does this not duplicate Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air? Shouldn't this information be merged there?

Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:02, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The King's/Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air and the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service are two distinct awards, with different conditions and different badges:

The King's/Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air was established in 1942 and is an oval silver badge pinned below any medals.^[1] Its award was discontinued in August 1994.^[2]
The Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service was established in 1994 and is an oak leaf branch device worn on a medal ribbon and awarded for meritorious service in an operational theatre, not limited to the air.^[3] This is not made clear in the current article, which I hope to correct in the next few days.

Please see the above references which confirm. Also confirmed by the Medals Yearbook 2015 page 108, while British Gallantry Awards, pages 303-304, 1981 edition by Abbott & Tamplin, goes into the King's/Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air in some detail.

Happy to supply further evidence if this would assist.

Hsq7278 (talk) 16:54, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Hsq7278: That is a reasonable case, though I have not truly explored the topics since Vexations also reverted. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 19:04, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "London Gazette: 24 July 1951 Supplement: 39294 Page:4035".
^ "London Gazette: 12 August 1994 Issue:53760 Page:11527".
^ "Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility". Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

Name change for current reign

I don't know the details of this specific award, but does it need to be changed to "King's" due to the accession of Charles III? 2603:8001:6C03:8560:82:D931:B553:3DDA (talk) 22:03, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[LG51-1] "London Gazette: 24 July 1951 Supplement: 39294 Page:4035".

[2] "London Gazette: 12 August 1994 Issue:53760 Page:11527".

[3] "Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility". Ministry of Defence Medal Office. Retrieved 14 June 2018.

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