Queen's Medal for Champion Shots are a family of medals, awarded to the champions of small arms firing competitions held in several British Commonwealth countries and in several armed forces branches. The Queen's Medals should not be confused with the
Queen's Prize, which is a rifle competition contested during the NRA Imperial Meeting at
Bisley.
Notable medals in this family are:
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Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces
The Medal for the Best Shot in the British Army, Infantry, was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1869 and was awarded annually from 1870 to 1882 to the best shot of the Infantry of the British Army, including the Royal Engineers and the Colonial ...
(British, Dominion & Colonial Armies)
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Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces
The King's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces was instituted in 1953, as an Air Force version of the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces. One medal each can be awarded to the champion shot of annual small arms marksm ...
(British, Dominion & Colonial Air Forces)
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Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces (New Zealand Navy)
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(British Naval forces)
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Queen's Medal for Champion Shot (Canadian Armed Forces)
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Champion Shots Medal (Australia)
The Champion Shots Medal is a military award of Australia. In Australia the three armed forces, the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force, conduct annual target-shooting competitions with standard issue wea ...
(Australian Defence Force)
References
Commonwealth of Nations awards
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