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Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Coins, banknotes, medals, seals, numismatics
In every year since the formation of The Royal Corps of Signals in
1920, its officers and soldiers have been formally recognised for
their gallantry and distinguished services on operations across the
globe and their vital contribution to the wider tasks undertaken by
the British Army. Published by the Royal Signals Institution in
celebration of the 2020 centennial this volume records all honours,
decorations, and medals awarded since 1920. It includes a wealth of
long-forgotten and rarely-seen material and it also records many
hundreds of awards that acknowledge the complexity of Royal Signals
in its early years-its inextricable link to the Indian Signal
Corps; the interweaving of units and personnel from across the
Commonwealth during the Second World War and in Korea, Malaya, and
Borneo; the role played by Queen's Gurkha Signals and by locally
recruited personnel from Palestine, Malaya, Hong Kong, and Malta;
and the crucial contribution made by women from the Auxiliary
Territorial Service during the Second World War and the Women's
Royal Army Corps in the post-Second World War period. The volume
comprises three parts. To put the operational awards in context,
Section One takes a chronological tour through the history of Royal
Signals in three eras-the campaigns of the inter-war years, the
Second World War, and global conflict and insurgency since 1945.
Other chapters deal with non-combatant gallantry and exploration.
With many awards no longer available and unfamiliar to many readers
in the present-day, Section Two describes the various honours,
decorations, and medals in three sub-sections-awards for bravery,
awards for distinguished service, and the Mention in Despatches and
the various King's and Queen's commendations for bravery and
valuable service. The origin and use of each award are explained
briefly, and detail is given about the number conferred; many of
these chapters contain biographical details of the recipients.
Section Three comprises the Register of Awards. It includes 682
honours, decorations, and medals for gallantry (the recommendations
or citations for which are replicated in full), and 2,582
appointments to the various orders of chivalry and awards of the
British Empire Medal, the Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal, and the
Polar Medal. It also records the recipients of a little under 6,200
mentions in despatches, 36 King's and Queen's Commendations for
Bravery or Brave Conduct, 109 Queen's Commendations for Valuable
Service, and a multitude of foreign awards. The Register is
supported by ten appendices. Six record recipients from the various
Empire and Commonwealth signal units linked to Royal Signals in
time of conflict or war. The others document awards to personnel of
the various women's services; to Queen's Gurkha Signals and to
locally enlisted personnel from Malaya, Hong Kong and Malta; to
military and civilian personnel attached to Royal Signals; and
those recognised by the Royal Signals Institution.
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