Mention in Despatches

Design of the Medal
Medal: A recipient of a Mention-in-Despatches shall be entitled to wear an emblem, which shall be a lotus leaf on the ribbon of the Campaign Medal, relating to the Campaign in which the mention was made.
1.
In order to recognize distinguished and meritorious service in
operational areas and acts of gallantry which are not of a
sufficiently high order to warrant the grant of gallantry awards,
the President is pleased to approve of the institution of a system
of Mention in Despatches. During an operation the Chief of the Staff
of the Service concerned will forward to the Hon'ble Minister for
Defence every six months or specially at shorter intervals if
occasion should arise, a list of persons deserving recognition, in
the following from : -
"I
have the honour to forward herewith a list of officers, nurses,
other ranks, rating, airmen and civilians whom I consider worthy of
mention for their services during the period from ----------------to
------------------------".
2.
All Army, Navy and Air Force personnel including personnel of
the Reserve Forces, Territorial Army, Militia and other lawfully
constituted Armed Forces, members of the Nursing Service and
Civilians working under or with the Armed Forces will be eligible
for mention in Despatches. Names may be included posthumously. There
is no objection to a person's name being mentioned in more than
one despatch.
3.
A certificate in the following from will be issued to each
individual whose names is mentioned in a despatch: -
"Under the orders of the President of the
By
order,
Secretary to the Government of
Ministry of Defence.
5. The above system of Mention in Despatches shall be deemed to take effect from the fifteenth day of August in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Seven.
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