Rank:
Sailmaker
Display No. 4F
CHARD, C W
Sailmaker Chard served in the Royal Navy in the mid-late 1800s. He was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for service in HMS Cordelia.
Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Awarded medal(s)
Medal Description:
Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Awarded to ratings who have served a minimum of 15 years in the Royal Navy (previously 21 or 10 years), the first version of this medal was instituted in 1831 and it is still issued to Royal Navy personnel today. It features the reigning monarch’s head on the obverse and HMS Victory on the reverse with the recipient’s details engraved or impressed on the edge of the medal. This medal was also issued to eligible personnel serving in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy from 1921-1941 and then to Royal New Zealand Navy personnel from 1941-1981. In 1985 a New Zealand Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was introduced bearing the exact same design.