Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. In 1947, India was granted independence and the medal ceased to be awarded. Before 1963, the Jamaican competition was an annual local shooting competition which did not form part of the Queen's Medal Competitions. The first Queen's Medal Competition in Jamaica was held in 1963 and the first medal to a Jamaican was won by Private J.E.P. Daley of the 1st Battalion, The Jamaica Regiment. The medal can still be awarded annually in Jamaica. The first King's Medal Competition in New Zealand was held in 1923 and the first
Honour medal for firefighters awarded for seniority or for bravery, is accompanied by an award certificate. The Honour medal for firefighters bestowed "for long service" is a 30mm in diameter (27mm before 1935) circular medal. Its obverse bears the effigy of the republic in the form of the relief image of the left profile of a woman wearing a firefighter's helmet, also visible is her uniform collar bearing the distinctive grenade insignia of the firefighting corps in France. On either side, the relief inscription along the circumference "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE" (). The medal is struck in silver, silver-gilt and gold. The silver grade award's ribbon