| Army Emergency Reserve Decoration | |
|---|---|
 Ribbon of Army Emergency Reserve Decoration | |
| Awarded by the United Kingdom | |
| Type | Long service decoration |
| Eligibility | Members of the Army Emergency Reserve or Army Supplementary Reserve |
| Awarded for | 12 years of service |
| Status | Superseded by Efficiency Decoration for the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve in 1967 |
| Post-nominals | E.R.D.[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1952 |
| First awarded | 1953 |
| Last awarded | 2004 (Clasp to the decoration)[2] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal[3] |
| Next (lower) | Volunteer Officers' Decoration[3] |
The Emergency Reserve Decoration (ERD) is a British military decoration, instituted in 1952. This silver and silver gilt decoration was awarded to officers of the Army Supplementary Reserve or Army Emergency Reserve for 12 years continuous or aggregate service (with war service counting as double). It has a dark blue ribbon, with a yellow central stripe.
Recipients may use the letters ERD after their name.[3]
The obverse is an oval wreath of oak leaves with Queen Elizabeth II's Royal cypher in the centre and a crown at the top. The dark blue ribbon with a central yellow stripe is attached to a metal ring on top of the crown and is finished at the top with a brooch bar bearing the inscription ARMY EMERGENCY RESERVE. The medal is 55mm high and 37mm wide.
The official order of wear specifies that the ERD is worn after the Hong Kong Disciplined Services Medal and before the Volunteer Officers' Decoration.[3]
References[]
- ↑ al.], eds.: Fran Alexander ... [et (1998). The Oxford dictionary of abbreviations. (2nd ed. ed.). New York: Market House Books Ltd. p. 151. ISBN 9780192800732.
- ↑ "No. 57427". 5 October 2004. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/57427/supplement/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "No. 56878". 17 March 2003. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56878/supplement/
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