In October 2016, the rules for awarding the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to personnel in branches of the military changed to include regular officers.

The revised regulations apply to all officers of the regular forces who were serving on or after 29 July 2014, and to all other ranks of the regular forces who qualified for the award of the LS&GCM or to a clasp to the medal on or after 1 October 2016. 

A large cohort of officers immediately became eligible for the LS&GCM and clasps, and the latest Gazette MoD supplement reflects the details of each officer (as at the time of assessment). All recipients of the LS&GCMs will continue to be listed on a monthly basis and will reflect the details held at the time of qualifying for the award.

The LS&GCM medal can be traced back to July 1830, when King William IV instituted the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A century later, this was replaced by the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) (Gazette issue 33653).

See the MoD supplement of 22 October 2018, detailing LS&GCM recipients: Gazette issue 62445 

Images: From left, LS&GCM for Army, RAF and Royal Navy © Crown Copyright