Charity Medals Mounted w/ Official Medals

[Zulu_00]

Hi all, out of pure curiousity what are people's opinions on charity organisations' (RNLI, SJAB (lifesaving, etc.), Order of Malta associations (not the national awards of the Order, but charities like OMAC, etc.), Royal Humane Society or the Red Cross) medals being mounted with official medals? Obviously certain medals can be worn on the right breast in uniform, but for those no longer serving what are your opinions?

 

In Ireland it is relatively common to see the Reserve Defence Force Service Medal and the 2016 Centenary Commemorative Medal mounted with the medals of the three voluntary ambulance services (OMAC, Saint John Ambulance Ireland (separate from SJAB) and the Irish Red Cross).

 

In this photo you see medals worn as (somewhat) according to the Ambulance Corps order of precedence. National awards of the Order first (Order pro Merito Melitensi), then national awards of Ireland or other official medals (RDF Service Medal (7yr variant)), then medals of the Ambulance Corps (the right three on the top row are not mounted as according to the official order of precedence however the rest are).

 

Edited December 8, 2022 by Zulu_00

[Megan]

Things can get confusing!

 

Looks like the person in your picture is wearing a uniform - OMAC? - in which case awards should be worn according to the regulations of the organisation whose uniform is being worn.

 

In civilian dress, it is more up to the individual which of the awards they have received to wear. There is an order of precendence for awards from their own nation and other nations, which ought to be followed; and all national governmental awards should take precedence over those of non-governmental bodies... except possibly at events run by said bodies.

 

In Australia, it's customary for non-national awards to be worn on the right breast, which can lead to an unbalanced look on such as firefighters or law enforcement officers who have been honoured by their organisations or states, but have few or no national awards.

 

The matter gets even more complex when an individual adds in 'private purchase' medals to the mix!

[paul wood]

One at the end is the  India O St J merit  medalbwith portrait of Gandhi

 

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