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Personnel can be mentioned in dispatches posthumously and multiple awards are also possible. A recipient of a mention in a dispatch is entitled to wear an emblem, in the form of a lotus leaf on the ribbon of the relevant campaign medal. They are also issued with an official certificate from the
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was established, the MiD has been replaced by the
Australian decorations: the Commendation for Gallantry and the Commendation for Distinguished Service. Similarly, the equivalents of the MiD for acts of bravery by civilians and by soldiers not engaged with the enemy have also been reformed. The
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Mention in dispatches has been used since 1947, in order to recognize distinguished and meritorious service in operational areas and acts of gallantry which are not of a sufficiently high order to warrant the grant of gallantry awards.
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could be worn on a ribbon, irrespective of the number of times the recipient was mentioned in despatches. Where no campaign medal is awarded, the oak leaf is worn directly on the coat after any medal ribbons. In the
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Search 'mentioned in despatches' cards on The UK National Archives' website.
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to all servicemen and servicewomen mentioned in dispatches during the
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950:. pp. 296–300. Published by Nimrod Dix & Co, London, 1981.
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Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE)
619:(South Africa). The oak leaf emblem was worn on the ribbon of the
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1098:. p. 108. Published by Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.
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a silver gilt palm for those who had been mentioned at the
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list of awards presented by the governor general of Canada
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United Kingdom, British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations
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Under the current Pakistani military honours system, the
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a bronze palm for those who had been mentioned at the
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reformed and comprehensive system is now as follows:
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Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
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1318:Alexander, EGM; Barron, GKB; Bateman, AJ (1986).
1073:"Medals: campaigns, descriptions and eligibility"
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567:was empowered to award a multiple-leaved bronze
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638:, for valuable services in connection with the
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114:for a mention during the Second World War. The
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1264:"Mention in Dispatches"
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1466:Order of St Michael
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