Founded on 1 July 1972, the Order of Military Merit honours distinctive merit and exceptional service by the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces, both Regular and Reserve. The Order comprises three levels: Commander (CMM), Officer (OMM), and Member (MMM). 

The Member level recognizes exceptional service or performance of duty. The Governor General is the Order’s Chancellor and a Commander, and the Chief of the Defence Staff is its Principal Commander. Only Canadian Forces members are eligible, and the Order is not awarded posthumously.

GGCHS Awarded 30 June 1985. He was awarded the Mention-in-Despatches in Korea (no postnominal).

During the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War, the British Mentions in Despatches (MiD) recognized valiant conduct, devotion to duty, or other distinguished service by members of the Canadian Forces on active service. Recipients were mentioned in official reports ("despatches") and received a certificate but no insignia or post-nominal letters. Historically, Canadians received 5,467 MiDs in WWI, 9,666 in WWII, and 279 during the Korean War. The MiD served as a significant honour for distinguished service in combat during these conflicts.

On the night of 23/24 September 1952, a patrol of one officer, two corporals and three privates left the Royal Canadian Regiment forward defended locality with orders to proceed to a known enemy area. The object of this patrol was to seize a prisoner. The patrol was commanded by Lieutenant H.R. Gardner. It was divided into two parties. Lieutenant Gardner, Corporal Fowler, and one private formed the party, which was to seize the prisoner and Corporal Faulkner, and two privates formed the firm base. At 0330 hours 24 September 1952, the patrol left our lines and moved parallel to the enemy-held positions to a predestined spot, where the firm base was established at 0500 hours. On observing the advance party withdrawing with a prisoner while being being pursued by seven enemy soldiers, Corporal Faulkner, directed the fire of his firm base so that he successfully stopped the immediate pursuit. This determined non-commissioned officer maintained the firm base and brought fire to bear on active enemy small arm weapons. He remained in position although the advance party was clear and on the way back to friendly lives and he could have withdrawn at this time. By this time it was full daylight. However, realizing the importance of ensuring that the prisoner reached friendly lines safely, he chose to continue his covering fire, in spite of the enemy fire upon him and his party. When he saw that the advance party had arrived safely, he withdrew. Corporal Faulkner’s base was then eight hundred yards from friendly lines. This group accounted for one enemy soldier being killed and two wounded. This non-commissioned officer’s skillful handling of the firm base and his courageous decision to ensure the safe return of the advance party was an important factor contributing to the success of the operation.

(SF 3958) CG dated 22 November 1952 p3274. Corporal Faulkner received the MiD in Korea while serving in the infantry with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. He started his career in RCEME, remustered to the RCR, and came back to RCEME in the mid 1950s. He was an FCS Tech 431, served as the RSM at CFSEME, and retired in 1988 as Command CWO of Training Systems Command. CG