ORDER OF WEARING ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS
The following list, issued by the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood 17 March 2003, gives the order of precedence in which Orders, Decorations and Medals should be worn in the United Kingdom, certain countries of the Commonwealth and in the Overseas Territories. It in no way affects the precedence conferred by the Statues of certain Orders upon the Members thereof.
Victoria Cross (VC)*
George Cross (GC)*
British Orders of Knighthood Etc
Order of the Garter (KG)* (Note 1)
Order of the Thistle (KT)* (Note 1)
Order of St Patrick * (Note 1)
Order of the Bath (Class I – Knight/Dame Grand Cross) (GCB)*
Order of Merit (OM)* (Note 2)
Order of St Michael and St George (Class I – Knight/Dame Grand Cross) (GCMG)*
Royal Victorian Order (Class I – Knight/Dame Grand Cross) (GCVO)*
Order of the British Empire (Class I – Knight/Dame Grand Cross) (GBE)*
Order of the Companion of Honour (CH)*
Order of the Bath (Class II – Knight/Dame Commander) (KCB/DCB)*
Order of St Michael and St George (Class II – Knight/Dame Commander) (KCMG/DCMG)*
Royal Victorian Order (Class II – Knight/Dame Commander) (KCVO/DCVO)*
Order of the British Empire (Class II – Knight/Dame Commander) (KBE/DBE)*
Order of the Companion of Honour (CH)*
Order of the Bath (Class III – Companion) (CB)*
Order of St Michael and St George (Class III – Companion) (CMG)*
Royal Victorian Order (Class III – Commander) (CVO)*
Order of the British Empire (Class III – Commander) (CBE)*
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)*
Royal Victorian Order (Class IV – Lieutenant) (LVO)*
Order of the British Empire (Class IV – Officer) (OBE)*
Royal Victorian Order (Class V – Member) (MVO)*
Order of the British Empire (Class V – Member) (MBE)*
Baronet's Badge
The badge is worn suspended round the neck by the ribbon in the same manner as the neck badge of an order and takes precedence immediately after the Badge of the Order of Merit. It is not worn in miniature and the ribbon is not worn with undress uniform. (Bart or Bt)*
Knight Bachelor's Badge
The Badge is worn suspended round the neck by a ribbon in the same manner as the neck badge of an Order and takes precedence immediately
after the Badge of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Decorations
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)*
Royal Red Cross (Class I) (RRC)*
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)*
Military Cross (MC)* Air Force Cross (AFC)*
Royal Red Cross (Class II) (ARRC)*
Order of St John (Note 5) +
Medals for Gallantry and Distinguished Conduct
Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)*
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM)*
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM)*
George Medal (GM)*
Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry*
Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry*
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)*
Military Medal (MM)*
Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)*
Air Force Medal (AFM)*
Medal for Saving Life at Sea
Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)*
Royal Victorian medal (Gold, Silver and Bronze) (RVM)*
British Empire Medal (BEM)*
Campaign and Operational Service Medals and Stars – GSM, OSM and including authorised United Nations, European Community/Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation medals (Worn in order of date awarded to individual)
Polar Medals (Worn in order of date)
Coronation and Jubilee Medals
Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953
Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977
Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal 2002
Queen Elizabeth II's Long and Faithful Service Medal
Efficiency and Long Service Medals and Decorations
Medal of Meritorious Service (awarded to members of all the Armed Forces from 1 December 1977 and previously to the Army)
The Accumulated Campaign Service Medal (ACSM)
The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military)
Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Ulster Defence Regiment)
Territorial Decoration
Efficiency Decoration
Territorial Efficiency Medal
Efficiency Medal
Air Efficiency Award (AE)*
Ulster Defence Regiment Medal*
Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Air Forces
Cadet Forces Medal
Royal Observer Corps Medal
Honorary Membership of Commonwealth Orders (instituted by the Sovereign)
Worn in order of date of award
Foreign OrdersWorn in order of date of award (Notes 3 and 4)
Foreign Medals (Excluding all UN, NATO and WEU Medals)
Worn in order of date of award (Notes 3 and 4)
* All those Honours, Decorations and Medals marked with an asterisk (*) in the list above entitle the holder to use the appropriate letters after the name. These groups of letters should be shown in the same order as the order of wear, subject to the following exception:
Baronet’s Badge - the letters ‘Bart’ or ‘Bt.’ are shown directly after the surname before all other letters after the name.
Notes:
1. These Orders are not worn in miniature and the ribands of the Orders are not worn with Undress Uniform.
2. These Orders are not worn in miniature, but are worn round the neck on all occasions except with Service Dress and certain orders of Undress Uniform.
3. The general rule is that non-British insignia should be worn after all British Orders, decorations and medals and in the order of the dates on which they were conferred. When, however, insignia are being worn on occasions specifically connected with the donor country, pride of place should be given to the insignia of that country. Foreign awards may only be worn when the Sovereign’s permission has been given .
4. These awards may only be worn when the Sovereign's permission has been given.
5. The award marked + is only to be used as a post-nominal when writing on official Order of St John business.
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