achern Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) An article about Singapore's earliest State decorations and awards until 1996, with original photographs:http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-badges-of-honour Edited August 13, 2015 by achern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hi Achern,Thanks for posting this very informative article. I'm very impressed with the quality of the photographs contained in the article.Jean-Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Wonderful article and your photographs are indeed terrific. They used to have a display of these ODM in the MinDef building, unfortunately not accessible to most people, and before that in the Ordnance and Defence company. SIngapore's ODM are not easy to collect, partly because they have strict rules governing distribution and partly because there just aren't very many of them. Squadron Leader O'Toole, mentioned in the article is also the author of Malayan Orders and Decorations, together with Haji Abdul Mubin Sheppard. It's a small book, but has excellent illustrations and discussion of the ODM. I've attached a picture of another early Singapore / Malaysia award, the Singapore Uniformed Services of Malaysia Medal (Independence) '63. I have no other information on this, but assume it was awarded in the period after Malayan independence, but before the kicked Singapore out of Malaysia. I'd love it if someone had more information. Edited August 13, 2015 by Hugh More info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megan Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 It was awarded to members of the Armed Forces and Police who were in service on 15 September 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thanks for this, Megan. This was the day before Malaysian Independence, and well before Singapore's expulsion (9 August 1965). I got my example of this medal in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, so I assume it must have been awarded to a Pakistani serving in Singapore who subsequently retired in Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achern Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thank you all for the comments. I had great fun photographing these pieces as they are near-impossible to come by these days. There are two medals I did not include in this article - the Defence Medal (yellow ribbon with stripes), and the Uniformed Services Malaysia Medal which Hugh kindly posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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