The British Armed Forces recognises service and personal accomplishments of individuals while a member of the Royal Navy, British Army or Royal Air Force with the awarding of various awards and decorations.

Together with rank and qualification badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a serviceperson's career.

Order of wear

All services use a common order of wear, in accordance with the 2019 order of wear:^[1]

1. The Victoria Cross and the George Cross
2. United Kingdom Orders
3. United Kingdom Decorations
4. Order of St John (all classes)
5. United Kingdom Medals for Gallantry and for Distinguished Service
6. United Kingdom Campaign and Operational Service Medals (including authorised United Nations medals and medals of other recognised international organisations). Worn in order of date of award
7. United Kingdom Polar Medals
8. United Kingdom Police Medals for Valuable Service
9. United Kingdom Jubilee, Coronation and Durbar Medals
10. Long Service and Efficiency Awards
11. Commonwealth Orders, Decorations and Medals instituted by the Sovereign. Worn in order of date of award.
12. Commonwealth Orders, Decorations and Medals instituted since 1949 otherwise than by the Sovereign (including those of the States of Malaysia and the State of Brunei). Worn in order of date of award.
13. Foreign Orders. If approved for wear, worn in order of date of award.
14. Foreign Decorations. If approved for wear, worn in order of date of award.
15. Foreign Medals. If approved for wear, worn in order of date of award.

Jubilee, Coronation and Durbar medals were worn before campaign medals until November 1918, after which the order of wear was changed, with them now worn after campaign medals and before long service awards.^[2]

British military medals and ribbons

Military orders and decorations

Emblem	Description	Postnom	Established	Eligibility Period	Remarks
Level 1 Decorations
	Victoria Cross	VC	5 February 1856[3]	Jan 1856 – present	For valour in combat.
	George Cross	GC	24 September 1940[4]	1940 – present	For valour other than in combat.
Orders – First Class
	Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (Military Division)	GCB(Mil)	27 May 1725[5][6]	27 May 1725 – present[5][6]	Prior to 2 January 1815, this grade was known as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath.[5][6]
	Member of the Order of Merit (Military Division)	OM(Mil)	23 June 1902[7]	23 June 1902 – present[7]
	Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)	GBE(Mil)	24 August 1917[8][9]	4 June 1917 – present[8][9]
Orders – Second Class
	Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (Military Division)	KCB(Mil) DCB(Mil)	2 January 1815[5][6]	2 January 1815 – present[5][6]
	Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)	KBE(Mil) DBE(Mil)	24 August 1917[8][9]	4 June 1917 – present[8][9]
Orders – Third Class
	Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division)	CB(Mil)	2 January 1815[5][6]	1815 – present[5][6]
	Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)	CBE(Mil)	24 August 1917[8][9]	4 June 1917 – present[8][9]
Level 2A Decoration (Order)
	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order	DSO	9 November 1886[10]	1885 – present[11]	From Oct 1993 awarded for leadership only. Replaced for gallantry in Oct 1993 by the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.[10]
Orders – Fourth Class
	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)	OBE(Mil)	24 August 1917[8][9]	4 June 1917 – present[8][9]
Orders – Fifth Class
	Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)	MBE(Mil)	24 August 1917[8][9]	4 June 1917 – present[8][9]
Level 2A Indian Order (Decoration)
	Indian Order of Merit (1st Class) (Military Division)	IOM(Mil)		1837–1911	Replaced by the VC in 1911.
	Indian Order of Merit (2nd Class) (Military Division)	IOM(Mil)		1837–1947
	Indian Order of Merit (3rd Class) (Military Division)	IOM(Mil)		1837–1947
Level 2A Decorations
	Conspicuous Gallantry Cross	CGC	October 1993	1993 – present
	Royal Red Cross (Class I)	RRC	27 April 1883	1883 – present
Level 3A Decorations
	Distinguished Service Cross	DSC	June 1901	1901 – present	Awarded only to officers until 1993.
	Military Cross	MC	Dec 1914[12]	1914 – present
	Distinguished Flying Cross	DFC	June 1918	1918 – present
	Air Force Cross	AFC	3 June 1918[13]	1918 – present
	Royal Red Cross (Class II)	ARRC	27 April 1883	1917 – present
	Order of British India (First Class)	OBI		1837–1947
	Order of British India (Second Class)	OBI		1837–1947
Level 2B Medals
	Distinguished Conduct Medal	DCM	1854	1854–1993	Replaced in Oct 1993 by the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross.
	Conspicuous Gallantry Medal	CGM		1874–1993
	Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)	CGM	1874	1874–1993
	George Medal	GM	September 1940	1940 – present
	Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal		1907	1907–1942
	King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal		1907	1907–1942
Level 3B Medals
	Indian Distinguished Service Medal	IDSM	June 1907	1907–1947
	Distinguished Service Medal	DSM	October 1914	1914–1993	Equivalent awards for ORs to similarly named crosses for officers.
	Military Medal	MM	25 March 1916	1916–1993
	Distinguished Flying Medal	DFM	June 1918	1918–1993
	Air Force Medal	AFM	3 June 1918	1918–1993
	Sea Gallantry Medal	SGM	10 August 1854	1854 – present
	Burma Gallantry Medal	BGM	10 May 1940[14]	1940–1948
	King's Gallantry Medal	KGM	20 June 1974	1974 – present
	British Empire Medal (Military Division)	BEM(Mil)	24 August 1917[8][9]	4 June 1917[8] – 1993[9] 2012–present
	King's Volunteer Reserves Medal	KVRM	1999	1999 – present
Level 4 Commendations
	Mentioned in Dispatches	Nil	1919	1914 – present	Insignia attached to appropriate campaign medal; if no campaign medal awarded, insignia attached after any medal ribbons
	King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct	Nil	1943	1939–1994
	King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air	Nil	1942	1939–1994
	King's Commendation for Bravery	Nil	1994	1994 – present
	King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air	Nil	1994	1994 – present
	King's Commendation for Valuable Service	Nil	1994	1993 – present

Note Eligibility period start dates reflect respective establishment dates, except where available evidence indicates otherwise.

Military campaign medals

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Emblem	Description	Established	Eligibility Period	Remarks
18th Century Campaign Medals
Yellow Cord	Monghyr Mutiny Medal	1766	1766[15]	HEIC Issue. Awarded to Native officers who helped quell a mutiny among European troops.
Yellow Cord	Deccan Medal	1784	1778–1784	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to Subadars, silver gilt to Jemadars and other native officers, and silver to 'native' non-commissioned officers and soldiers.[15]
Yellow Cord	Mysore Medal	1 April 1793	1790–1792	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to Subadars, silver gilt to Jemadars and Serrangs, and silver to 'native' non-commissioned officers and soldiers.[15]
19th Century Campaign Medals
	Seringapatam Medal	1801	March 1799 – 8 May 1799	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold, silver gilt, silver, bronze and tin dependent upon rank and position to both British and native soldiers. Authorised for British Army wear on 29 August 1815. Several other ribbons were worn unofficially.[15]
Yellow Cord	Medal for Egypt	31 July 1802	8 March – 31 August 1801	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to senior officers, and silver to all others eligible.[15]
	Army Gold Medal	1806	1808–1814	Issued to senior officers with battle/action clasps where appropriate.[16]
Yellow Cord	Capture of Ceylon Medal	15 May 1807	1795–1796	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to 'native' officers, and silver to 'native' non-commissioned officers and soldiers.[15]
	Army Gold Cross	1810	1808–1814	Issued to senior officers with battle/action clasps where appropriate.
Yellow Cord	Medal for capture of Rodrigues, Isle of Bourbon and Isle of France	1811	1809-1810	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to native officers, and silver to native non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
Yellow Cord	Java Medal	1812	1811	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to more senior native officers, and silver to native non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
	Waterloo Medal	1816	16 – 18 June 1815
	Nepal Medal	1816	1814-1816	HEIC Issue. Awarded to native officers and to selected native non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
	Ceylon Medal	1819	1818	HEIC Issue. Awarded to selected native and European non-commissioned officers and soldiers.
	Burma Medal	1826	1824–1826	HEIC Issue. Awarded in gold to native officers and silver to native non-commissioned officers and soldiers.[17]
Yellow Cord	Coorg Medal	1837	1837	HEIC Issue. Awarded to selected members of local forces.
	Ghuznee Medal	1839	21 – 23 July 1839	HEIC Issue.
	Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal	1842	1839–1842	HEIC Issue.
	Jellalabad Medals	1842	November 1841 – 16 April 1842	HEIC Issue.