King's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces

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King's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces
Queen's Medal for Champion Shots Air (Elizabeth II).jpg
TypeMilitary marksmanship medal
Country United Kingdom
Presented by The monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms
EligibilityAll ranks
Clasps Displaying year of award
StatusCurrent in United Kingdom and New Zealand
Established1953
First awarded1953
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Ribbon bar
Order of wear
Next (higher) King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces
Next (lower) Cadet Forces Medal

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 marksmanship competitions held by the Air Forces of the United Kingdom and those member countries of the British Commonwealth whose Governments desire to take part in the grant of the award. [1] [2]

Contents

The Air Forces of countries that took part at some stage include the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force and the Royal Rhodesian Air Force. Today, only the United Kingdom and New Zealand still award the medal. [3]

Origin

The Medal for the Best Shot in the British Army, Infantry, was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1869 and was awarded from 1870 to 1882 to the best shot of the annual Army shooting competition. In 1923 the medal was re-introduced by King George V and designated the King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces. It could now be awarded to the champions of Army marksmanship competitions, held under battle conditions, at annual central meetings in the United Kingdom, the British Dominions, Colonies and India. [4] [5] [6]

All contenders for the King's/Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces have to be serving members of the Regular Army, Army Emergency Reserve, Territorial Army, or Local Militia and Volunteer Forces in the countries concerned. Members of independent Naval and Air Forces, while not excluded from the competition, could therefore not be awarded the medal even though they won the championship. This happened to an Air Force shot twice, in Canada in 1938 and in Rhodesia in 1962. [7] [8] [9]

Institution

The Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces was instituted by Queen Elizabeth II on 12 June 1953. Only one medal, or a clasp only, is granted annually in each of the Air Forces of the United Kingdom and those member countries of the British Commonwealth whose governments desire to take part in the grant of the award. Apart from the United Kingdom, the Dominions of Australia, Canada and New Zealand and the Colony of Rhodesia all took part at some stage, but only the United Kingdom and New Zealand still award the medal. [1] [3] [10] [11] [12]

Every medal is awarded with a clasp, inscribed with the year of award and attached to the medal's suspension bar. Holders of the medal who qualify for a subsequent award, are awarded a clasp only, to be worn on the ribbon of the original medal and attached to the original or previous clasp. When medals are not worn, the award of second or further clasps are denoted on the ribbon bar by a silver rosette to denote the award of each additional clasp. [1] [10] [11]

Award criteria

The medal is awarded to the champion shot of the annual championship meeting of each respective Air Force, held under service rifle championship conditions. All medal contenders have to be actual serving members of the Regular Air Forces of the respective countries. [1] [12]

Order of wear

In the order of wear prescribed by the British Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, the King's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces takes precedence after the King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces and before the Cadet Forces Medal. [1] [10] [11] [13]

Participating countries

The tables below list the known recipients of the medal in the respective participating countries. [3]

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the first Royal Air Force championship to compete for the medal took place in 1953 and was won by Senior Technician J.E.P.P. Witts of RAF Stafford. The championship took place annually since then, except in 1991 when no competition was held as a result of the Gulf War. The record for the most wins of the Air Force medal is held by Chief Technician J.T. Prictor, who won the championship for the fourteenth time in 2009. [14] [15]

YearRankInitialsSurnameSquadron or Formation
1953SAC (T)J.E.P.P.Witts RAF Stafford
1954SgtC.H.Greenlee RAF Ballykelly
1955Cpl TechB.R.CreaseyRAF Wahn
1956Sqn LdrC.C.Willott OBE RAF West Malling
1957Flt LtM.Gill RAF Little Rissington
1958Wg CdrP.E.H.Thomas AFC RAF Hornchurch
1959Wg CdrP.E.H.Thomas AFC (2)RAF Hornchurch
1960Sqn LdrD.H.Young RAF Hemswell
1961WOF.FlanaghanRAF Chigwell
1962Chf TechB.R.Creasey (2) RAF West Raynham
1963SAC (T)D.J.Limby RAF Geilenkirchen
1964Flt LtR.S.Hassell RAF Lindholme
1965CplR.N.van Gelderen RAF Gaydon
1966CplR.N.van Gelderen (2)RAF Gaydon
1967Chf TechH.J.Dillon-Lee RAF Wattisham
1968SgtR.N.van Gelderen (3)RAF Gaydon
1969SgtR.N.van Gelderen (4)RAF Gaydon
1970SgtR.N.van Gelderen (5)RAF Gaydon
1971SgtR.N.van Gelderen (6)RAF Gaydon
1972SgtR.N.van Gelderen (7)RAF Gaydon
1973Flt LtG.Cox
1974Chf TechD.D.Watt RAF Honington
1975SgtP.A.Moss RAF Sealand
1976SgtP.A.Moss (2)RAF Sealand
1977SgtP.A.Moss (3)RAF Sealand
1978SgtP.A.Moss (4)RAF Sealand
1979Chf TechA.A.Thompson
1980MAEI.Wilkinson RAF Lyneham
1981CplP.W.Raymond RAF Abingdon
1982CplJ.A.Wyles
1983Flt LtD.P.Calvert
1984CplJ.T.PrictorRAF Honington
1985CplP.W.Raymond (2)RAF Abingdon
1986CplJ.T.Prictor (2)RAF Honington
1987CplI.L.Vosper RAF Cottesmore
1988CplJ.T.Prictor (3) RAF Bruggen
1989SACI.D.E.Brown RAF Catterick
1990SgtJ.T.Prictor (4) No. 9 Squadron RAF, RAF Bruggen
1992FSM.W.Silver BEM No. 19 Squadron RAF, RAF Aldergrove
1993SgtP.Barry RAF Valley
1994SgtD.B.VickRAF Honington
1995SgtJ.T.Prictor (5)No. 9 Squadron RAF, RAF Bruggen
1996Flt LtL.F.Smith No. 72 Squadron RAF, RAF Aldergrove
1997SgtJ.T.Prictor (6)No. 9 Squadron RAF, RAF Bruggen
1998Flt LtL.F.Smith (2)Engineering Wing, RAF Coningsby
1999SgtJ.T.Prictor (7) RAF Kinloss
2000Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (8)MOD London, RAF Uxbridge
2001Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (9)MOD London, RAF Uxbridge
2002Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (10)RAF Cottesmore
2003Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (11)RAF Cottesmore
2004Flt LtC.Allen RAF Wittering
2005Sqn LdrL.F.Smith (3)5001 Squadron, RAF Stafford
2006Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (12)5131 (BD) Squadron, RAF Wittering
2007Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (13)5131 (BD) Squadron, RAF Wittering
2008Flt LtD.B.Vick (2)RAF Honington
2009Chf TechJ.T.Prictor (14)5131 (BD) Squadron, RAF Wittering
2010Sqn LdrL.F.Smith (4)HQ Air Command, RAF Halton
2011Sqn LdrD.B.Vick (3)RAF Regiment, RAF Honington
2012SgtP.Hunter
2013CplR.Jamieson RAF Regiment
2014CplR.Jamieson (2)RAF Regiment
2015CplR.Jamieson (3)RAF Regiment
2016SgtA.LilleyRAF Waddington
2017CplM.KeightleyRAF Northolt
2018SgtA.Lilley (2)RAF Waddington
2019FSP.A.D.GuardRAF Odiham

Australia

The first Royal Australian Air Force championship to compete for the medal took place in 1956 and the first medal to an Australian was won by Warrant Officer C.E.P. Hawes. The championship took place annually from then until 1987, except in 1963 when no competition was held. In 1988, the Champion Shots Medal was instituted in Australia and the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces ceased to be awarded. [16] [17]

YearRankInitialsSurnameSquadron or Formation
1956WOC.E.P.Hawes
1957CplP.R.BeareRAAF School of Technical Training, Wagga Wagga
1958LACD.G.LambNo. 2 Aircraft Depot
1959ACM.J.Baxter86 Wing
1960CplR.B.CookBasic Flight Training Squadron
1961CplR.B.Cook (2)Basic Flight Training Squadron, Pt. Cook
1962LACM.J.Baxter (2)16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron
1964SgtG.Wiles
1965CplJ.W.Dewhurst
1966CplR.J.Rielly
1967SgtT.L.Mitchell
1968SgtM.Billett
1969CplJ.W.Dewhurst (2)
1970FSS.R.Catts
1971FST.L.Mitchell (2)
1972FST.L.Mitchell (3)
1973Flt LtC.J.Griffiths
1974LACG.Thompson
1975SgtP.Phillips
1976SgtP.Phillips (2)
1977CplG.Thompson (2)
1978CplG.T.Pern
1979CplG.Thompson (3)
1980SgtJ.L.Hamilton492 Squadron
1981SgtJ.L.Hamilton (2)492 Squadron
1982CplG.T.Pern (2)
1983WOP.Phillips (3)
1984SgtB.G.HartmanMOVCORDC
1985WOJ.L.Hamilton (3)
1986FSN.F.Marxsen
1987SgtB.G.Hartman (2)MOVCORDC

Canada

The first Royal Canadian Air Force championship to compete for the medal took place in 1954 and the first medal to a Canadian was won by Flight Sergeant J.V.P. Martin CD. The championship took place annually from then until 1967, when the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force were unified into the Canadian Armed Forces. As a result, the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces ceased to be awarded and, from 1968, regular Canadian Air Force members competed with regular Army and Navy members for the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces. [18] [19] [20] [21]

YearRankInitialsSurnameSquadron or Formation
1954FSJ.V.P.Martin CD
1955Flt LtT.W.Gregory CD
1956CplS.Goddard
1957LACD.A.Green
1958LACG.E.Sannachan
1959FSR.H.Cunnington CD
1960FSJ.W.Brown CD
1961CplA.F.O'Brien
1962CplA.F.O'Brien (2)
1963Fg OffO.J.Ruckpaul CDRCAF Station Centralia
1964LACC.R.E.Wesley
1965CplH.R.Peters CD
1966Flt LtO.J.Ruckpaul CD (2)CFB Cold Lake
1967Flt LtM.D.Phoenix CD

New Zealand

The first Royal New Zealand Air Force championship to compete for the medal took place in 1954 and the first medal to a New Zealander was won by Warrant Officer F.A. Haycock. The championship, which is restricted to members of the regular Air Force, took place annually from then, except in 1966, 1967, 1996 and from 1998 to 2003, when no competition was held. The medal is still current in New Zealand. [22] [23]

YearRankInitialsSurnameSquadron or Formation
1954WOF.A.Haycock
1955LACM.W.P.Godwin
1956WOF.A.Haycock (2)
1957WOF.A.Haycock (3)
1958SgtL.P.Boyd
1959SgtC.G.Robertson
1960LACH.V.Childe
1961LACH.V.Childe (2)
1962SgtC.G.Robertson (2)
1963Flt LtG.C.Derby
1964WOF.A.Haycock (4)
1965SgtP.J.Sears
1968Flt LtA.E.West
1969WOC.G.Robertson (3)
1970Sqn LdrA.E.West (2)
1971WOR.F.Flutey
1972CplW.H.Wilkinson
1973FSM.J.Ross
1974Wg CdrG.C.Derby (2)
1975SgtG.E.Cuthbert
1976SgtG.E.Cuthbert (2)
1977SgtG.E.Cuthbert (3)
1978FSA.W.Schischka
1979FSA.W.Schischka (2)
1980FSJ.W.Tasker
1981WOM.J.Gallagher
1982ACV.J.d'Ath
1983Fg OffM.F.Loughran
1984SgtD.M.CraillGeneral Service Instructor
1985Sqn LdrR.B.Smith
1986Flt LtD.J.Ashton
1987Sqn LdrR.B.Smith (2)
1988Flt LtM.F.Loughran (2)
1989SgtS.J.Bakker
1990Wg CdrR.B.Smith (3)
1991CplS.R.Meldrum
1992CplJ.M.Kovacs
1993CplJ.M.Kovacs (2)
1994CplJ.M.Kovacs (3)
1995CplB.W.Large
1997CplJ.M.Kovacs (4)
2004SgtS.R.Meldrum (2)

Rhodesia

The 1962 Rhodesian Army competition for the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces was won by Corporal Technician B.T. Gilpin of Thornhill Air Base, a member of the Royal Rhodesian Air Force. Despite protests from the Army commanders, the Minister of Defence presented Gilpin with the Army medal. As a result of the controversy, Rhodesia sought and was granted the Crown's permission to introduce the Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces. The first Royal Rhodesian Air Force championship to compete for the Air Force medal took place in 1963, but the first medal award was backdated to 1962 and the first two medals were presented in December 1963, one to Gilpin and the other to the Air Force champion for 1963, Flight Lieutenant W.J. Geeringh. Gilpin's 1962 Army medal was returned and the 1962 Army runner-up, Inspector D. Hollingworth, was awarded a second clasp to his existing medal. [9] [24]

The championship took place annually from then until 1968, even after Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965, until Rhodesia severed its ties with the British Crown on 2 March 1970 and, in that same year, instituted the President's Medal for Shooting of the Security Forces. [9]

YearRankInitialsSurnameSquadron or Formation
1962Cpl TechB.T.GilpinThornhill Air Base
1963Flt LtW.J.GeeringhRRAF
1966CplG.DartnellThornhill Air Base
1968Flt LtW.J.Geeringh (3)RRAF

Description

The medal was struck in silver and is a disk, 36 millimetres (1.42 inches) in diameter, with a raised rim on each side and suspended from a straight silver bar. [22]

Obverse

The obverse bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and is circumscribed "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D.", reading around from the top. The effigy was designed by sculptor Cecil Thomas OBE and was used on a number of medals. [22] [25]

Reverse

The reverse shows Hermes, the mythological messenger of the gods, mounted on the back of a hawk in flight, with a javelin in his right hand and in his left a caduceus, two snakes wrapped around a winged staff. The image is circumscribed “THE QUEEN'S MEDAL FOR CHAMPION SHOTS OF THE AIR FORCES”. The reverse of the medal was designed by British sculptor Sir Bernard Sindall. [1] [10] [11] [22]

Clasp

Since the medal can be won multiple times, each subsequent award is indicated by the award of another clasp, which displays the year of the subsequent award. The clasps are designed to be attached to the suspender and to each other with rivets, in roller chain fashion. When medals are not worn, the award of second and subsequent clasps are denoted by silver rosettes on the ribbon bar. Since it is impossible to sew more than four rosettes onto a single ribbon bar and since several champions have won the award more than five times, gold rosettes were introduced to provide for situations where more than five championships have been won. [10] [11] [22] [25]

Ribbon

The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide and dark crimson with a 3 millimetres wide dark blue band, a 3 millimetres wide light blue band and a 3 millimetres wide dark blue band on each edge. [1] [10] [11]

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