EMBLEMS AND CHEVRONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 14 August 1944, Page 3

EMBLEMS AND CHEVRONS

CONDITIONS GOVERNING WEARING Wellington, Aug. 12. Conditions governing the wearing of r , oak leaf emblem denoting mention in dispatches and of chevrons indicating length of service in the Armed Forces, are set forth in army instructions published this week. Royal approval has been given of the aw3rd of an emblem to be worn by members of His Majesty’s Forces who have beefi mentioned in dispatches, or have received military or civil commendation for brave conduct during the present war. The emblem is in the form of a bronze oak leaf different in pattern from that instituted for the 1914-18 war. It will not be worn on the ribbon of any existing decoration, but will be attached directly to the jacket in the position in which a Single ribbon would be worn or in the position in which a ribbon would be placed immediately after those already worn. The instruction authorising the wearing. when in uniform, by all members of the New Zealand Military Forces entitled to do so. of chevrons denoting length of service in the armed forces, states that one chevron will be granted for each completed year of service in the present war. commencing (for all personnel then serving) on 3rd September, 1939. Recipients became eligible for their first chevron at the end of their first year’s service, and so on. The chevron will be printed in red on a khaki cloth background, and will be worn with the apex uppermost on the outer side of the forearm portion of the right sleeve. The issue of the mentioned in dispatches emblem will be made by Base Records and no application by those entitled to it is necessary. Applications from personnel still sersung for the chevrons will be made to their present commanding officer, who will check length of service from personnel records and approve of the number of chevrons to which the applicant is entitled.