History

The Shanghai Volunteer Corps Long Service Medal was instituted in 1921. The Silver Medal rewarded members of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps who protected British and other foreigners at the Shanghai International Settlement for 12 years of meritorious service. The Shanghai Volunteer Corps was disbanded in 1942 following the Japanese Invasion and resulting destruction of the international settlement.

The Medal features the obverse inscription of the date "4th APRIL 1854" to mark the Corp's first engagement at the Battle of Muddy Flats.