The British Empire Medal (formally British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. Before that, Hong Kong was a British dependent territory and followed the British honours system. The following is the Canadian order of precedence for decorations and medals. The medal was also awarded to non-commissioned military personnel of other Commonwealth Dominions and Colonies. It was created on 19 May 1954, when it replaced the King's Police and Fire Services Medal (KPFSM), which itself replaced the King's Police Medal (KPM) in 1940. The BEM continued to be awarded to subjects of the United Kingdom until 1992. The British Empire Medal (BEM) is a British medal awarded for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. Orders were created for particular reasons at particular times. For example, the first Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Le Mamea Matatumua Ata, a framer of the constitution of Samoa, was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire on the New Zealand list in the 1960 Birthday Honours. The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal. CBE is the highest ranking Order of the British Empire award, followed by OBE and then MBE. Such awards often had citations, some detailed and graphic while awards for meritorious service usually appeared without a citation. Baronets Badge: 22. General Service Medal R.A. £79.99 . Established by King George VI in 1939, the award was discontinued in 1994 on the institution of the Queen's Commendation for Bravery. British Empire Medal The medal was founded in 1917 and was awarded for "meritorious" actions by civilians or military personnel, although the recipients did not attend a royal investiture. It was established in 1922 to replace the Medal of the Order of the British Empire.Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "BEM" and it is divided into civil and military medals in a similar way to the Order of the British Empire itself. It was formerly awarded to personnel of other Commonwealth countries. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. British Empire Medal on the Veterans Affairs Canada site, Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry (QPM), Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry (QFSM), Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM), Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM), Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service (MNM), Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM), Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold, Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal, Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM), Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver), Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze), Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry, Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM), Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service, Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service, Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service, King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct, King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air (1942-94), Australian Honours Order of Precedence prior to 6 October 1992, Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service, Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service, South African military decorations and medals, Meritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom), Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope), Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope), Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal), Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal, Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa), Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies, Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies, Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration, Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces, Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal, Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep, Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service, Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces, National Cadet Bisley Grand Champion Medal, Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold, Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Silver, Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Bronze.