Major C. J. Holliday (1898-1900) Captain Donald Mackenzie (1900–1903) Lieutenant Colonel W. M. Watson (1903–1908) Lieutenant Colonel A. A. S. Barnes (1908–1913) Lieutenant Colonel R. N. Bray (1914–1915) Lieutenant Colonel T. E. Trueman OBE (1915–1920) Colonel R. Marr Johnson CMG DSO (1920–1922) Major H. W. Pilcher (1923) Colonel W. F. L. Gordon CMG CBE DSO (1923–1928) Colonel H. B. Orpen-Palmer CMG DSO (1928–1931) Colonel N. W. B. B. Thoms OBE DSO MC (1931–1934) Colonel F. R. W. Graham DSO MC (1934–1937) Colonel J. W. Hornby MC (1937–1940) Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Mann MC (1940–1942) Awards Members of the volunteer corps were made eligible for several medals for service by the Municipal Council during its history. In addition to being eligible for awards from members' own native countries, these awards held official status and could be worn with other medals with the status of a foreign award. These medals included: Shanghai Jubilee Medal, created in 1893, it was distributed as part of the 50th Jubilee celebrations on 17 November 1893, being the anniversary of the arrival of the first British Consul after the Treaty of Nanking. Cast in silver, the medal consists of the municipal seal and the text "17 November 1843" on the obverse with a stylised shield engraved with the recipient's name and the text "Shanghai Jubilee. November 17 1893." name between a steamship and two Chinese dragons on the reverse. Shanghai Volunteer Corps Long Service Medal, created in 1925, was awarded for 12 years cumulative service with the SVC. Bars for additional periods of service were also awarded. Cast in silver, the medal consists of the SVC seal with the text "For Long Service" on the obverse and the recipient's name and service years on the reverse. Shanghai Municipal Council 1937 Service Medal, created in 1937, was awarded to members of the SVC, Police and civilians who had participated in operations protecting the International Settlement during the Japanese invasion of Shanghai in late 1937. An eight-pointed Brunswick star in bronze, the medal consists of the municipal seal on the obverse and the text "For Service Rendered August 12th to November 12th, 1937" on the reverse. Disbandment The SVC was disbanded early in 1942 after the Japanese took over the International Settlement. The decision was formally made by the still existing Shanghai Municipal Council who held a reception to mark the placing of the Corps' colours "in a place