The Efficiency Medal is a
long service award for
warrant officers
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,
non-commissioned officers
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, and other ranks of the
New Zealand Territorial Force
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. It is awarded for 12 years of continuous and efficient service. First awarded in 1931, it was a replacement for the
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, which was first awarded in 1902. New Zealand is one of the few countries that continues to award the Efficiency Medal.
See also
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Efficiency Decoration
The Efficiency Decoration, post-nominal letters TD for recipients serving in the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom or ED for those serving in the Auxiliary Military Forces, was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time officers after twe ...
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Efficiency Medal
The Efficiency Medal was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men after twelve years of efficient service on the active list of the Militia or the Territorial Army of the United Kingdom, or ...
References
External links
NZDF Medals - The Efficiency Medal{{NZ Long & Meritorious Service Medals
Military awards and decorations of New Zealand
Long and Meritorious Service Medals of Britain and the Commonwealth