St. John Ambulance Service Medal

The Service Medal of the Order of St John is awarded to recognise both conspicuous and long service with the Venerable Order of St John, particularly in St John Ambulance,^[2] both in the United Kingdom and in a number of other Commonwealth countries.

In the United Kingdom, the Service Medal comes after the Solomon Islands Independence Medal and before the Badge of the Order of the League of Mercy in the order precedence.^[8] In Canada, the medal comes after the Queen's Medal for Champion Shot and before the Commissionaires Long Service Medal.^[9] In Australia, the Service Medal should be worn as a long service medal after all other Imperial long service awards.^[10] In New Zealand, the Service Medal is worn after Commonwealth Independence Medals instituted by the Sovereign, and before Commonwealth Awards instituted by the Sovereign as Head of State, other than those of New Zealand or the United Kingdom.