Long Service and Good Conduct Medal explained

Long Service and Good Conduct Medal is a service medal awarded to personnel in various branches of the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the territories that are or were at some point a part of the British Empire or Commonwealth of Nations.

Examples include:

United Kingdom

• Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (British Army)
• Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) (British Army)
• Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) (Royal Navy and Royal Marines)
• Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1848) (Royal Navy and Royal Marines)
• Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Royal Air Force)
• Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
• Volunteer Long Service Medal
• Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD)

Colonies and Dominions of the British Empire

• Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
• Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal)
• Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (New Zealand)
• Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) (pre-1952)
• Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal
• Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies
• Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies (VD)

South Africa post-1952

• Good Service Medal, Bronze
• Good Service Medal, Gold
• Good Service Medal, Silver
• Long Service Medal, Bronze (Venda)
• Long Service Medal, Gold (Venda)
• Long Service Medal, Silver (Venda)
• Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service
• Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Bronze (Bophuthatswana)
• Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold (Bophuthatswana)
• Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Silver (Bophuthatswana)
• Medal for Long Service, Bronze (Ciskei)
• Medalje vir Troue Diens
• Permanent Force Good Service Medal
• Union Medal