MOD points Remembrance Day rule for anybody with relations’ medals | UK | News | EUROtoday

Remembrance Sunday, lest we overlook, falls on Sunday, November 9 this 12 months, with the precise Remembrance Day on Wednesday, November 11.

And on this sombre day of reflection and remembering those that fought and died to guard our freedoms, many individuals will nonetheless have outdated struggle medals handed to them although their household, for WW1 in addition to WW2 and numerous different historic conflicts.

While many will preserve their household’s medals locked away for safekeeping, others wish to honour their sacrifices by sporting them to Remembrance Day providers.

If you do resolve to take action, nevertheless nicely intentioned, there’s a little recognized rule issued by the Ministry of Defence.

It says that it’s essential to solely put on these on the best hand facet of your garments, not the left, as a former serviceman or girl would.

The MOD explains: “You should only wear official decorations, medals or emblems that you are entitled to and have been approved for acceptance and wear. Unofficial medals should not be worn with official orders, decorations and medals.

“If you are the next of kin of a deceased service person, it is common practice to wear your relative’s decorations and medals as a mark of remembrance. It is custom to wear medals on the right breast in civilian dress only, official approval is not required to wear relative’s medals.

“Current serving personnel should not wear relative’s medals or unofficial medals whilst wearing uniform.”

There can also be one other rule for unofficial medals, which can’t be worn alongside official subject.

It provides: “Unofficial medals, sometimes referred to as ‘commemorative’ medals, are usually designed and manufactured by private medal companies to commemorate some form of service with the Armed Forces, usually where no official MOD recognition has been previously given.

“These medals have not been approved by The Sovereign, nor granted permission to wear, and cannot be mounted with official orders, decorations and medals.

“A recent practice of wearing unofficial medals mounted on a separate medal bar has been noted, however, this also carries no form of official endorsement.”