Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
The Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, post-nominal letters VD until c. 1947 and VRD thereafter, was instituted in 1908. It could be awarded to part-time commissioned officers in the United Kingdom's Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve after twenty years of service as efficient and thoroughly capable officers. The decoration was a Naval version of the Volunteer Officers' Decoration and its successor, the Territorial Decoration.
| Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | |
|---|---|
King Edward VII and first King George V versions with original all-green ribbons | |
| Type | Military long service decoration |
| Awarded for | Twenty years service |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Part-time commissioned officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve |
| Post-nominals | VD until c. 1947 VRD from c. 1947 |
| Clasps | Ten years additional service |
| Status | Still current in New Zealand |
| Established | 1908 |
| Last awarded | 1966 |
| Original and post-1919 ribbon bars | |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve |
| Next (lower) | Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
The decoration could also be awarded to part-time commissioned officers in the Naval Volunteer Reserves of Colonial Auxiliary Forces throughout the British Empire.
The award of the decoration was discontinued in the United Kingdom in 1966, when the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, composed of civilian volunteers, was merged with the Royal Naval Reserve, composed of Merchant Navy seamen. It was superseded by its identical sister decoration, the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve.
The New Zealand version, the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, is still being awarded.