Queens Medal for best shot........

[bigjarofwasps]

Cpl White from 1 RIFLES established himself as the best shot in the Army on Friday when he won the Queens Medal in spectacular fashion. Cpl White came from 14 points behind on equal third to clinch the coveted title from Capt Sam Roberts, a fellow Rifleman from 3 RIFLES.

Does anyone know if you wear this medal, with your campaign, etc, medals, or is it a keep sake type affair?

[Ed_Haynes]

Under the last queen (Victoria) it was surely worn. Can't say how it is done now.

[Tiger-pie]

Cpl White from 1 RIFLES established himself as the best shot in the Army on Friday when he won the Queens Medal in spectacular fashion. Cpl White came from 14 points behind on equal third to clinch the coveted title from Capt Sam Roberts, a fellow Rifleman from 3 RIFLES.

Does anyone know if you wear this medal, with your campaign, etc, medals, or is it a keep sake type affair?

It is still awarded here in Australia as the Champion Shots Medal and is worn after all other Australian awards, but before any foreign award (including Imperial Long Service and Efficiency awards).

I know that doesn't really answer your question, but as the award is based on the Imperial system of recognising excellence in "musketry", I would imagine that there would be a similar ruling.

Three of these are handed out each year, one for each service. I met a RAAF NCO that had four rosettes on his ribbon to this medal!!

Regards;

Johnsy

[Tiger-pie]

Further to my last. It is traditional that the winner is "chaired" off the range by the other shooters. The Imperial medal was replaced in Australia in 1988 by the Champion Shots Medal (of Australia). I think that this was the case in all Commonwealth countries.

Regards;

Johnsy

INSTRUCTIONS

68/GENERAL/8510

A.O. 58/1962

THE QUEEN'S MEDAL (for Champion Shots in the Military Forces)

Revised Rules

1. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve the grant of a medal to be awarded annually to the Champion Shots, respectively, of the undermentioned Forces:-

(a) The Military Forces at Home, except those at (b) hereunder.

(b) The Army Emergency Reserve, Categories I and II(A) and the Territorial Army.

? The Military Forces of Canada.

(d) The Military Forces of Australia.

(e)The Military Forces of New Zealand.

(f) The Military Forces of Ceylon

(g) The Military Forces of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Bristish South Africa Police.

(h) The Ghana Armed Forces.

2. The medal will be designated "The Queen's Medal (for Champion Shots in the Military Forces)".

3. The medal will be in silver and will be similar in design to the medal instituted by the Royal Warrant dated 30th April 1869, but will bear on the obverse the effigy of Her Majesty.

4. The ribbon will be similar to that on the medal instituted by the Royal Warrant dated 30th April 1869.

5. In each case in which a medal is issued, a clasp will be affixed denoting the year of the award.

Not more than one medal will be given to any winner.

In the event of a winner in one category winning later in another category, the award will take the form of a clasp with the year date exactly as if the second win had been in the original category.

The same rules apply to the award of clasps.

6. In undress and service uniform, when ribbons are worn, the grant of a second or further clasp will be denoted by the wearing of the ribbon of a small silver rose, one or more, according to the number of clasps awarded.

7. The medals will become the property of the winners and may be worn during the whole of their service. They will be worn on the left breast.

8. The medals will be competed for under battle firing conditions at an annual central meeting in the territory of the relevant force named in paragraph 1.

All competitors must be actual serving members of the Regular Army, Army Emergency Reserve, Categories I and II(A), Territorial Army, or Local Militia and Volunteer Forces, inthe countries concerned.

9. The competition for the Military Forces at Home will be held during the Central Meeting of the Army Rifle Association, and the medal will be awarded to the winner of the Army Championship at that meeting. The competition for the Army Emergency Reserve, Categories I and II(A), and the Territorial Army, will be held during the Annua Bisley Meeting of the National Rifle Association and the detailed conditions, as approved by the Army council, will be published in the Handbook of that Association.

10. The competitions in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and Ghana will be held at a recognized annual central meeting where one exists, or at a meeting to be nominated by the General Staff of the country concerned.

The detailed conditions for these competitions will be drawn up by the respective General Staffs of the countries concerned, based on the conditions as published for the competition at home but modified as may be necessary to meet local circumstance, but in any case the spirit of the competition will not be departed from.

11. The names of the winners of the competitions will be notified to the Under-Secretary of State, The War Office, for the publication in Army Orders. The ribbon may be worn immediately the results of competitions are notified.

12. Army Orders 74 of 1954, 137 of 1954, 43 of 1956 and 3 of 1959 are hereby cancelled.

Edited July 11, 2007 by Tiger-pie

[Tony Farrell]

Does anyone know if you wear this medal, with your campaign, etc, medals, or is it a keep sake type affair?

It is very much an official medal. All you need to know here: Queen's Medal

[bigjarofwasps]

Cheers Guys.