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The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service from September 3, 1939, to March 1, 1947. The medal was established on October 22, 1943.
The Canadian Medal of Bravery, the lowest of Canada's three bravery decorations. The Cross of Valour (post-nominal letters CV, French: Croix de la vaillance) is the highest ranking of the Canadian bravery decorations, [70] and is awarded for "acts of the most
The Arctic Star medal recognises service between 1941 and 1945 delivering vital aid to the Soviet Union, running the gauntlet of enemy submarine, air and surface ship attacks. This list of military awards and decorations of World War II is an index to articles on notable military awards presented by the combatants during World War II
Elizabeth II (29 June 1988), Canadian Orders, Decorations and Medals Directive, 1998, Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 22 January 2010; Department of National Defence, Sequence for Wearing Orders, Decorations and Medals (PDF), Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada
The above figures include awards to the Dominions: In all, 13,654 Military Medals were awarded to those serving with Canadian forces, including 848 first bars and 38 second bars. [17] Australian Army members received 11,038 and 14 were to awarded Air Force personnel; 478 first bars were awarded, 15 second bars and one third bar. [14]
List of military awards and decorations of World War II; 0–9. 1939–1945 Star; ... Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; Commemorative Medal of the War Period 1940–43;
Recipients of Canadian military awards and decorations (6 C) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Canada" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
The medal was established November 6, 1981 by the Volunteer War Service Medal Regulations, 1981, Newfoundland Regulation 204/81, [1] and further amended by the Volunteer War Service Medal Act, 1993. [4] During World War II, Newfoundland was a separate Dominion of the British Empire, only joining the Canadian Confederation in 1949. [5]