Charles Ford (British Politician)
Lt-Col Charles Ford Volunteer Officers' Decoration, VD (1845 – 4 February 1918) was a Liberal politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Progressive Party (London), Progressive member of the London County Council from 1892 to 1901. Early life Ford was born in 1845, the son of Richard William Ford, Mayor of Portsmouth in 1864-65, and his wife Emma (née Low). He was baptised at St John's Chapel, Portsea Island, Portsea on 25 May 1845. He was educated at Portsmouth Grammar School and the Burney's Academy, Naval College in Gosport. A younger brother was the novelist Douglas Morey Ford. Career Ford was a solicitor. He served in the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Essex Regiment, retiring in 1891 as an Honorary Lt Col. He was awarded the Volunteer Officers' Decoration, VD in 1892. He received an award from the Royal Humane Society for saving a life at sea. Political career Ford was one of the two (both unsuccessful) Liberal Party (UK), Liberal candidates for the 2-member electorate ...
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Volunteer Officers' Decoration
The Volunteer Officers' Decoration, post-nominal letters VD, was instituted in 1892 as an award for long and meritorious service by officers of the United Kingdom's Volunteer Force. Award of the decoration was discontinued in the United Kingdom when it was superseded by the Territorial Decoration in 1908, but it continued to be awarded in some Crown Dependencies until 1930.North East Medals - The Volunteer Officers' Decoration
(Accessed 28 June 2015) The grant of the decoration was extended in 1894 by the institution of a separate new decoration, the