Ceylon Police Medal

Ceylon Police Medal
Ceylon Police Medals for Gallantry (left) and for Meritorious Service (right)
TypeMedal
Awarded forGallantry or meritorious service
Presented byCeylon
EligibilityMembers of the Ceylon Police
StatusDefunct
Established1950
Last awarded1972

Ribbon bar for Gallantry

Ribbon bar for Meritorious Service
Precedence
Next (higher)Indian Police Medal[1]
Next (lower)Colonial Police Medal[1]

The Ceylon Police Medal was awarded to police officers of the Ceylon Police, with two versions: for gallantry and for meritorious service. The number of medals for meritorious service was limited to a maximum of ten a year.[2]

The medals were established in August 1950[3] to replace the Colonial Police Medal. They were themselves replaced by the Sri Lanka Police Weeratha Padakkama for gallantry and Sri Lanka Police Vishishta Seva Padakkama for meritorious service when Ceylon became a republic in 1972.[4]

Circular and made of silver, the medals have the sovereign's effigy on the obverse, (George VI until 1953, then Elizabeth II). The reverse bears the image of an elephant with, above, the wording "Ceylon Police Service" and, below, either "For Gallantry" or "For Merit", as appropriate. The ribbon is suspended from a straight bar suspension, with awards for gallantry distinguished by two narrow red stripes in the ribbon design.[2]

List of recipients

  • Debiwala Liyanage Shelton Peiris, Sub-inspector of Police - 1951
  • Arthur Vivian Greg Nathanie, Inspector of Police - 1952
  • Loku Banda Warnamoriya, Inspector of Police - 1952
  • Madduma Banda Werapitiya, Inspector of Police - 1954
  • Garvin Walter Liyanage, Sub-inspector of Police - 1956
  • Karl Stephanus van Rooyen, Assistant Superintendent of Police - 1957
  • B. Weerasinghe, Assistant Superintendent of Police in Charge of North-Central Province - 1958 anti-Tamil riots.
  • D. D. S. Ranasinghe, HQ Inspector and Officer in Charge, Anuradhapura Police Station - 1958 anti-Tamil riots.
  • Knrussomuttu Sehamalai, Inspector of Police - 1958

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "No. 41285". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1958. p. 364.
  2. ^ a b Mussell, John W., ed. (2014). Medal Yearbook 2015. Token Publishing Limited, Honiton, Devon. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-908-828-16-3.
  3. ^ Taprell Dorling, Captain H. (1956). Ribbons and Medals. A.H.Baldwin & Sons, London. p. 145.
  4. ^ "Ceylon Police Medal 1950-1972". ceylonmedals.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.

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