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The Canadian honours system Cover Image Book Book

The Canadian honours system / Christopher McCreery ; foreword by General John de Chastelain.

McCreery, Christopher, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781459724150 (bound)
  • ISBN: 1459724151 (bound)
  • Physical Description: 712 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: Second edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, [2015].

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [699]-701) and index.

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Legislative Building CR 6257 McC 2015 c.2 (Text) 36970100040205 General Collection Volume hold Available -
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Foreword 9(2)
John de Chastelain
Acknowledgements 11(3)
Introduction 14(5)
PART I
Chapter 1 Orders, Decorations, and Medals Around the World: Ubiquitous National Institutions
19(7)
Chapter 2 Honours in Canada from the Earliest Times
26(3)
Chapter 3 Imperial Honours in Canada from Confederation to the Centennial
29(14)
Chapter 4 Peerages, Baronetcies, and the Imperial Orders of Chivalry
43(42)
Chapter 5 Imperial Gallantry Decorations
85(48)
Chapter 6 Imperial Campaign Medals
133(53)
Chapter 7 Imperial Long Service Decorations and Medals
186(39)
Chapter 8 Imperial Commemorative Medals
225(14)
Chapter 9 Special Imperial Medals
239(12)
Chapter 10 The Confederation Medal: Canada's First Honour
251(6)
PART II
Chapter 11 The Privy Councils: An Honour and High Office
257(5)
Chapter 12 The Order of Canada: The Basis for Canada's Honours System
262(24)
Chapter 13 The Order of Military Merit
286(17)
Chapter 14 The Order of Merit of the Police Forces
303(9)
Chapter 15 The Queen's Personal Honours
312(15)
Chapter 16 The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
327(17)
Chapter 17 The Provincial Orders
344(20)
Chapter 18 Military Valour Decorations
364(12)
Chapter 19 Decorations for Bravery
376(11)
Chapter 20 The Meritorious Service Decorations
387(9)
Chapter 21 Mentions in Dispatches
396(2)
Chapter 22 The Sacrifice Medal
398(5)
Chapter 23 War, Operational, and Service Medals
403(40)
Chapter 24 The United Nations Service Medals
443(50)
Chapter 25 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medals
493(13)
Chapter 26 International Mission Medals
506(13)
Chapter 27 Special Medals
519(7)
Chapter 28 Commemorative Medals
526(11)
Chapter 29 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Long Service Medal
537(8)
Chapter 30 Canadian Forces' Decoration
545(8)
Chapter 31 Exemplary Service Medals
553(13)
Chapter 32 Organizational Long Service Medals
566(7)
Chapter 33 Provincial Decorations and Medals
573(16)
Chapter 34 Commonwealth and Foreign Awards
589(6)
PART III
Chapter 35 The Memorial Cross and Next-of-Kin Mementos
595(15)
Chapter 36 Commendations
610(13)
Chapter 37 Components of Canadian Honours
623(7)
Chapter 38 Canadian Honours in Heraldry
630(15)
Chapter 39 Self-Styled Orders, Unofficial Medals, and Other Elements Outside of the National Honours System
645(2)
Chapter 40 Protocol
647(16)
Appendix 1 The Canadian Order of Precedence of Honours, Awards, and Decorations 663(10)
Appendix 2 Instruments Creating and Amending Canadian Honours 673(14)
Appendix 3 Equalization Chart: Pre-1967 Imperial Honours and Modern Canadian Honours 687(3)
Appendix 4 Canadian Honours System Ribbon Chart 690(4)
Notes 694(5)
Bibliography 699(3)
Photo Credits 702(2)
Index 704

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