Commemorative Medal - Territorial Army

The Territorial Army celebrates its 100th anniversary of its formation in 2008. The passing of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 combined the yeomanry and volunteers into the Territorial Force with the first units stood up on 1st April 1908 marking the birth of what we know today as the Territorial Army. From the Territorial Forces' mobilisation for the First and Second World Wars through to the conflicts and wars of today TA soldiers have been serving side by side with their Regular Army comrades.

The Commemorative Territorial Army Centennial Medal to be worn with pride, not alongside campaign medals or gallantry decorations, but separately and distinctively.

The full-size medal is available to all those who served and are serving in the TA or TAVR, their next of kin or direct descendants.

The obverse of this very distinctive antique bronzed oval medal proudly depicts the monogram TA with the year dates 1908-2008 in an oak wreath and the reverse features the Army crossed swords symbol with the inscription TERRITORIAL ARMY CENTENNIAL MEDAL. The medal ribbon is fitted to a ring suspension with its diagonal green and yellow stripes representing the TA and the blue stripe the period of 1967 -1979 when the TAVR (Territorial Army and Volunteer Reserve) units were formed.

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