Medal
King's Volunteer Reserves Medal (KVRM)
Awarded for exemplary service in the volunteer reserve forces.
KVRM
Awarded over time
King's Volunteer Reserves Medal (KVRM) appointments by year.
honoria.co.ukHonours rounds
Rounds that included this award - open one to see the recipients.
| Year | Honours list | Recipients |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 14 | |
| 2024 | 18 | |
| 2023 | 12 |
The King's Volunteer Reserves Medal (KVRM), originally the Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM), was created by Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 29 March 1999. Only 13 King's Volunteer Reserves Medals may be awarded in a year. The medal is presented only to members of the Volunteer Reserves of the British Armed Services for exemplary meritorious service in the conduct of their duties. The KVRM is a Level 3 award and ranks in military order of wear immediately after the British Empire Medal. It is the first exclusive award to Volunteer Reserves that is presented at an investiture. The first awards were announced in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours with these first awards presented at an investiture on 5 November 1999.
Background from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
- Established
- 1999 by Queen Elizabeth II
- Awarding body
- The British Crown
- Rank
- King's Volunteer Reserves Medal
- Formal title
- None
Overview
Recognises long service or meritorious contribution in reserve forces.
Eligibility
Volunteer reserve service members
- Reserve service
- Leadership
- Meritorious contribution
Long-term reserve service
Rank & Precedence
King's Volunteer Reserves Medal - Medal for reserve forces
- Above: None
- Below: Higher military honours
Entitlements
- Post-nominal letters
- KVRM
- Formal title
- None
- Insignia
- Medal and ribbon
Award Process
- Military nomination
- Defence honours committee
- Approved by the Sovereign
Announced: New Year Honours and King's Birthday Honours
Royal ceremony
Significance
Exemplary reserve service
- Commitment
- Service
- Duty
Sources & further reading
- Honours: overview - GOV.UK
- Awards and accreditation - The Gazette
- King's Volunteer Reserves Medal - Wikipedia
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Linked data
The form of the Volunteer Reserves Medal used during a King's reign; post-nominal KVRM.
- Post-nominal
- KVRM
- Wikidata
- Q2894808
From the Honoria honours vocabulary (SKOS). exactMatch = Wikidata; closeMatch = The Gazette honours ontology (official but a 2008–2015 beta).