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on 27 April 1994, it was accorded a position in the official South
African order of precedence on that date. The position of the General Service Medal in the official order of precedence was revised twice after 1994, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first in
234:(BDF) was established upon that country's independence on 6 December 1977. The Republic of Bophuthatswana ceased to exist on 27 April 1994 and the Bophuthatswana Defence Force was amalgamated with six other military forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
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The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, with a 4 millimetres wide yellow band, a 2 millimetres wide red band and a 4 millimetres wide white band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 12 millimetres wide red band in the centre.
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The
General Service Medal is a medallion struck in nickel-silver, 38 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres thick at the rim, displaying the leopard emblem of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force surrounded by a laurel wreath.
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The position of the
General Service Medal in the order of precedence remained unchanged, as it was in April 1996, when a new series of military orders, decorations and medals was instituted in South Africa on 27 April 2003.
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Warrant of the
President of the Republic of South Africa for the Institution of the "UNITAS MEDAL-UNITAS-MEDALJE", Gazette no. 16087 dated 25 November 1994.
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Conferment of the
General Service Medal was discontinued when the Republic of Bophuthatswana ceased to exist on 27 April 1994.
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Succeeded by the
Operational Medal for Southern Africa of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Army.
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Since the
General Service Medal was authorised for wear by one of the statutory forces which came to be part of the
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April 1996 when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted for the two former non-statutory forces, the
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The
General Service Medal was instituted by the State President of Bophuthatswana in 1991.
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Republic of South Africa
Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005,
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The medal could be awarded to all ranks for operational service inside
Bophuthatswana.
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Republic of South Africa Government Gazette no. 15093, Pretoria, 3 September 1993
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in 1991, for award to all ranks for operational service inside Bophuthatswana.
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653:"Uniform: SA Army: Former Forces Medals - Bophuthatswana Defence Force (BDF)"
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Succeeded by the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal of the United Kingdom.
277:, and again upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003.
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A Question of Loyalty: Military Manpower Policy in Multiethnic States
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South African military decorations order of wear § Order of wear
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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
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447:
Preceded by the Nkwe Medal of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
424:
Preceded by the Nkwe Medal of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
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Preceded by the Nkwe Medal of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
1453:
Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
1323:
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
523:
South African Medal Website - Bophuthatswana Defence Force
1371:
Volunteer Officers' Decoration for India and the Colonies
713:
Sorted in order of wear per era or 1994 constituent force
2175:
Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces
1383:
Volunteer Long Service Medal for India and the Colonies
337:
South African National Defence Force from 27 April 1994
1494:
King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces
1359:
Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa)
324:
Bophuthatswana official national order of precedence:
1569:
Cape Copper Company Medal for the Defence of O'okiep
1347:
Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal
397:
South African National Defence Force from April 1996
3046:
2893:
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2299:
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166:
125:
120:
100:
92:
84:
76:
68:
53:
45:
37:
23:
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3198:Military decorations and medals of Bophuthatswana
1998:Medal for Distinguished Conduct and Loyal Service
535:Republic of Bophuthatswana Constitution Act, 1977
121:BDF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
1335:Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal)
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281:Bophuthatswana Defence Force until 26 April 1994
2477:Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Bronze
2465:Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Silver
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1400:Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration
481:Coat of Arms of the Republic of Bophuthatswana
2453:Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct, Gold
1287:Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
705:South African military decorations and medals
689:
218:was instituted by the State President of the
8:
1412:Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal
2211:National Cadet Bisley Grand Champion Medal
1275:Meritorious Service Medal (United Kingdom)
696:
682:
674:
20:
1506:Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal
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645:
49:Operational service inside Bophuthatswana
1311:Meritorious Service Medal (South Africa)
965:Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal
508:
444:Official national order of precedence:
384:Official national order of precedence:
2989:Operational Medal for Southern Africa
2836:Operational Medal for Southern Africa
1543:Johannesburg Vrijwilliger Corps Medal
1530:Sir Harry Smith's Medal for Gallantry
429:Operational Medal for Southern Africa
204:Operational Medal for Southern Africa
7:
2489:State President's Medal for Shooting
1964:General Service Medal (South Africa)
1518:South African Medal for War Services
1424:Efficiency Decoration (South Africa)
421:Official SANDF order of precedence:
361:Official SANDF order of precedence:
330:Succeeded by the Independence Medal.
266:South African National Defence Force
2556:Distinguished Service Medal, Silver
1976:Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
843:Distinguished Conduct Medal (Natal)
373:Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
2112:Permanent Force Good Service Medal
1251:King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
994:Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog
364:Preceded by the Nkwe Medal of the
305:Official BDF order of precedence:
14:
2544:Distinguished Service Medal, Gold
1299:Meritorious Service Medal (Natal)
3218:1994 disestablishments in Africa
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2411:
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2393:Defence Force Commendation Medal
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2363:
2351:
2339:
2327:
2315:
2301:
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2272:
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2236:
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226:The Bophuthatswana Defence Force
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2941:Star for Conspicuous Leadership
2683:Chief C.D.F. Commendation Medal
2321:Order of the Leopard, Commander
1436:Efficiency Medal (South Africa)
1263:King George VI Coronation Medal
2731:President's Medal for Shooting
2719:Medal for Long Service, Bronze
2345:Defence Force Merit Decoration
1239:King George V Coronation Medal
1:
3213:1991 establishments in Africa
3208:Awards disestablished in 1994
2580:General Service Medal (Venda)
2357:Distinguished Gallantry Medal
2333:Distinguished Gallantry Cross
2266:Independence Medal (Transkei)
2800:Decoration for Merit in Gold
2254:Transkei Defence Force Medal
1625:Star of South Africa, Silver
1071:Victory Medal (South Africa)
1035:Natal Native Rebellion Medal
759:Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst
232:Bophuthatswana Defence Force
3164:Closure Commemoration Medal
2788:Conspicuous Leadership Star
2707:Independence Medal (Ciskei)
1863:Southern Cross Medal (1975)
1829:Southern Cross Medal (1952)
1637:Star of South Africa (1952)
1083:Mercantile Marine War Medal
880:Distinguished Service Medal
867:Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
855:Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
831:Distinguished Conduct Medal
783:Distinguished Service Cross
771:Distinguished Service Order
327:Preceded by the Nkwe Medal.
3234:
3203:Awards established in 1991
3001:South Africa Service Medal
2848:South Africa Service Medal
2776:Star for Bravery in Silver
2628:Long Service Medal, Bronze
2616:Long Service Medal, Silver
2592:Independence Medal (Venda)
2187:Commandant General's Medal
2151:Good Service Medal, Bronze
2088:Good Service Medal, Silver
1613:Star of South Africa, Gold
977:Queen's South Africa Medal
904:Distinguished Flying Medal
807:Distinguished Flying Cross
366:Republic of Bophuthatswana
257:
220:Republic of Bophuthatswana
2953:Gold Decoration for Merit
2568:Venda Defence Force Medal
2369:Defence Force Merit Medal
1721:Southern Cross Decoration
1023:King's South Africa Medal
953:South Africa Medal (1880)
941:South Africa Medal (1853)
711:
116:
104:
28:
2764:Star for Bravery in Gold
2604:Long Service Medal, Gold
2199:SADF Champion Shot Medal
2025:Good Service Medal, Gold
525:(Accessed 30 April 2015)
3176:Medalje vir Troue Diens
2884:Service Medal in Bronze
2872:Service Medal in Silver
2532:Gallantry Cross, Silver
1880:Pro Merito Medal (1975)
1846:Pro Merito Medal (1967)
1685:Van Riebeeck Decoration
1649:Louw Wepener Decoration
1191:France and Germany Star
41:Military campaign medal
2977:Bronze Medal for Merit
2965:Silver Medal for Merit
2929:Bravery Star in Silver
2405:Marumo Medal, Class II
2290:Faithful Service Medal
1709:Pro Virtute Decoration
2917:Gold Star for Bravery
2860:Service Medal in Gold
2824:Merit Medal in Bronze
2812:Merit Medal in Silver
2520:Gallantry Cross, Gold
2429:General Service Medal
2381:Marumo Medal, Class I
2037:John Chard Decoration
1952:Southern Africa Medal
1817:Medical Service Cross
1733:Pro Merito Decoration
553:(Accessed 1 May 2015)
216:General Service Medal
24:General Service Medal
3128:iPhrothiya yeBhronzi
3037:Bronze Service Medal
3025:Silver Service Medal
2695:Ciskei Defence Medal
1916:Military Merit Medal
1482:Air Efficiency Award
1227:Africa Service Medal
1131:Air Crew Europe Star
1011:Lint voor Verwonding
928:British Empire Medal
659:on 23 September 2015
563:Peled, Alon (1998),
479:The reverse has the
88:Discontinued in 1994
3116:iPhrothiya yeSiliva
3092:iPhrothiya yeGolide
2278:Military Rule Medal
1769:Ad Astra Decoration
1697:Honoris Crux (1975)
1673:Honoris Crux Silver
1661:Honoris Crux (1952)
72:the State President
3140:Tshumelo Ikatelaho
3013:Gold Service Medal
2659:Sandile Decoration
2441:Independence Medal
1892:Danie Theron Medal
1757:Louw Wepener Medal
1745:Van Riebeeck Medal
729:until 6 April 1952
317:Independence Medal
182:Independence Medal
126:Next (higher)
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2242:Cross for Bravery
2061:Cadet Corps Medal
2049:De Wet Decoration
1904:Jack Hindon Medal
1601:Honoris Crux Gold
1059:British War Medal
433:Umkhonto we Sizwe
427:Succeeded by the
371:Succeeded by the
315:Succeeded by the
275:Umkhonto we Sizwe
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167:Next (lower)
148:SANDF precedence:
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2729:
2721:
2717:
2709:
2705:
2697:
2693:
2685:
2681:
2673:
2669:
2661:
2657:
2644:
2643:
2642:
2630:
2626:
2618:
2614:
2606:
2602:
2594:
2590:
2582:
2578:
2570:
2566:
2558:
2554:
2546:
2542:
2534:
2530:
2522:
2518:
2505:
2504:
2503:
2491:
2487:
2479:
2475:
2467:
2463:
2455:
2451:
2443:
2439:
2431:
2427:
2419:
2415:
2407:
2403:
2395:
2391:
2383:
2379:
2371:
2367:
2359:
2355:
2347:
2343:
2335:
2331:
2323:
2319:
2306:
2305:
2304:
2292:
2288:
2280:
2276:
2268:
2264:
2256:
2252:
2244:
2240:
2227:
2226:
2225:
2213:
2209:
2201:
2197:
2189:
2185:
2177:
2173:
2165:
2161:
2153:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2126:
2124:John Chard Medal
2122:
2114:
2110:
2102:
2098:
2090:
2086:
2081:
2076:
2071:
2063:
2059:
2051:
2047:
2039:
2035:
2027:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2000:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1978:
1974:
1966:
1962:
1954:
1950:
1942:
1940:Pro Patria Medal
1938:
1930:
1926:
1918:
1914:
1906:
1902:
1894:
1890:
1882:
1878:
1873:
1865:
1861:
1856:
1848:
1844:
1839:
1831:
1827:
1819:
1815:
1807:
1803:
1795:
1791:
1783:
1779:
1771:
1767:
1759:
1755:
1747:
1743:
1735:
1731:
1723:
1719:
1711:
1707:
1699:
1695:
1687:
1683:
1675:
1671:
1663:
1659:
1651:
1647:
1639:
1635:
1627:
1623:
1615:
1611:
1603:
1599:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1572:
1567:
1559:
1554:
1546:
1541:
1533:
1528:
1520:
1516:
1508:
1504:
1496:
1492:
1484:
1480:
1472:
1468:
1463:
1455:
1451:
1446:
1438:
1434:
1426:
1422:
1414:
1410:
1402:
1398:
1393:
1385:
1381:
1373:
1369:
1361:
1357:
1349:
1345:
1337:
1333:
1325:
1321:
1313:
1309:
1301:
1297:
1289:
1285:
1277:
1273:
1265:
1261:
1253:
1249:
1241:
1237:
1229:
1225:
1217:
1213:
1205:
1201:
1193:
1189:
1181:
1177:
1169:
1165:
1157:
1153:
1145:
1141:
1133:
1129:
1121:
1117:
1109:
1105:
1097:
1093:
1085:
1081:
1073:
1069:
1061:
1057:
1049:
1045:
1037:
1033:
1025:
1021:
1013:
1009:
1004:
996:
992:
987:
979:
975:
967:
963:
955:
951:
943:
939:
931:
926:
918:
914:
906:
902:
894:
890:
882:
878:
870:
865:
857:
853:
845:
841:
833:
829:
821:
817:
809:
805:
797:
793:
785:
781:
773:
769:
761:
757:
752:
744:
740:
725:
724:
698:
691:
684:
675:
669:
668:
666:
664:
655:. Archived from
649:
640:
637:
631:
621:
598:
595:
586:
585:
570:
560:
554:
552:
543:
537:
532:
526:
520:
417:
412:
407:
357:
352:
347:
308:Preceded by the
301:
296:
291:
202:
197:
180:
156:
139:
109:
61:
33:
21:
3233:
3232:
3228:
3227:
3226:
3224:
3223:
3222:
3188:
3187:
3186:
3181:
3169:
3157:
3145:
3133:
3121:
3109:
3104:Nkwe ya Boronse
3097:
3085:
3073:
3061:
3054:
3047:
3042:
3030:
3018:
3006:
2994:
2982:
2970:
2958:
2946:
2934:
2922:
2910:
2904:Liberation Army
2903:
2901:
2896:
2894:
2889:
2877:
2865:
2853:
2841:
2829:
2817:
2805:
2793:
2781:
2769:
2757:
2750:
2748:
2743:
2741:
2736:
2724:
2712:
2700:
2688:
2676:
2664:
2652:
2645:
2640:
2638:
2633:
2621:
2609:
2597:
2585:
2573:
2561:
2549:
2537:
2525:
2513:
2506:
2501:
2499:
2494:
2482:
2470:
2458:
2446:
2434:
2422:
2410:
2398:
2386:
2374:
2362:
2350:
2338:
2326:
2314:
2307:
2302:
2300:
2295:
2283:
2271:
2259:
2247:
2235:
2228:
2223:
2221:
2216:
2204:
2192:
2180:
2168:
2156:
2129:
2117:
2105:
2093:
2066:
2054:
2042:
2030:
2003:
1981:
1969:
1957:
1945:
1933:
1921:
1909:
1897:
1885:
1868:
1851:
1834:
1822:
1810:
1798:
1793:Air Force Cross
1786:
1774:
1762:
1750:
1738:
1726:
1714:
1702:
1690:
1678:
1666:
1654:
1642:
1630:
1618:
1606:
1594:
1587:
1582:
1580:
1575:
1562:
1549:
1536:
1523:
1511:
1499:
1487:
1475:
1458:
1441:
1429:
1417:
1405:
1388:
1376:
1364:
1352:
1340:
1328:
1316:
1304:
1292:
1280:
1268:
1256:
1244:
1232:
1220:
1208:
1196:
1184:
1172:
1160:
1148:
1136:
1124:
1112:
1100:
1088:
1076:
1064:
1052:
1040:
1028:
1016:
999:
982:
970:
958:
946:
934:
921:
916:Air Force Medal
909:
897:
885:
873:
860:
848:
836:
824:
819:Air Force Cross
812:
800:
788:
776:
764:
747:
735:
728:
726:
719:
714:
707:
702:
672:
662:
660:
651:
650:
643:
638:
634:
622:
601:
596:
589:
583:
562:
561:
557:
545:
544:
540:
533:
529:
521:
510:
506:
498:
496:Discontinuation
463:
262:
256:
248:
240:
228:
208:
186:
172:BDF succession:
162:
145:
131:BDF precedence:
112:
19:
12:
11:
5:
3231:
3229:
3221:
3220:
3215:
3210:
3205:
3200:
3190:
3189:
3183:
3182:
3180:
3179:
3167:
3155:
3143:
3131:
3119:
3107:
3095:
3083:
3071:
3058:
3056:
3044:
3043:
3041:
3040:
3028:
3016:
3004:
2992:
2980:
2968:
2956:
2944:
2932:
2920:
2907:
2905:
2891:
2890:
2888:
2887:
2875:
2863:
2851:
2839:
2827:
2815:
2803:
2791:
2779:
2767:
2754:
2752:
2738:
2737:
2735:
2734:
2722:
2710:
2698:
2686:
2674:
2662:
2649:
2647:
2635:
2634:
2632:
2631:
2619:
2607:
2595:
2583:
2571:
2559:
2547:
2535:
2523:
2510:
2508:
2496:
2495:
2493:
2492:
2480:
2468:
2456:
2444:
2432:
2420:
2408:
2396:
2384:
2372:
2360:
2348:
2336:
2324:
2311:
2309:
2308:Bophuthatswana
2297:
2296:
2294:
2293:
2281:
2269:
2257:
2245:
2232:
2230:
2218:
2217:
2215:
2214:
2202:
2190:
2178:
2166:
2154:
2127:
2115:
2103:
2091:
2064:
2052:
2040:
2028:
2001:
1979:
1967:
1955:
1943:
1931:
1919:
1907:
1895:
1883:
1866:
1849:
1832:
1820:
1808:
1796:
1784:
1772:
1760:
1748:
1736:
1724:
1712:
1700:
1688:
1676:
1664:
1652:
1640:
1628:
1616:
1604:
1591:
1589:
1577:
1576:
1574:
1573:
1560:
1556:Kimberley Star
1547:
1534:
1521:
1509:
1497:
1485:
1473:
1456:
1439:
1427:
1415:
1403:
1386:
1374:
1362:
1350:
1338:
1326:
1314:
1302:
1290:
1278:
1266:
1254:
1242:
1230:
1218:
1206:
1194:
1182:
1170:
1158:
1146:
1134:
1122:
1110:
1098:
1095:1939–1945 Star
1086:
1074:
1062:
1050:
1038:
1026:
1014:
997:
980:
968:
956:
944:
932:
919:
907:
895:
892:Military Medal
883:
871:
858:
846:
834:
822:
810:
798:
795:Military Cross
786:
774:
762:
745:
742:Victoria Cross
732:
730:
716:
715:
712:
709:
708:
703:
701:
700:
693:
686:
678:
671:
670:
641:
632:
599:
587:
581:
555:
538:
527:
507:
505:
502:
497:
494:
489:
488:
477:
476:
468:
467:
462:
459:
454:
453:
452:
451:
448:
442:
441:
440:
425:
401:
400:
398:
394:
393:
392:
391:
388:
382:
381:
380:
377:United Kingdom
369:
341:
340:
338:
334:
333:
332:
331:
328:
322:
321:
320:
313:
285:
284:
282:
258:Main article:
255:
252:
247:
246:Award criteria
244:
239:
236:
227:
224:
210:
209:
207:
206:
187:
185:
184:
170:
168:
164:
163:
161:
160:
146:
144:
143:
129:
127:
123:
122:
118:
117:
114:
113:
110:
102:
101:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
70:
66:
65:
63:Bophuthatswana
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3230:
3219:
3216:
3214:
3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3195:
3193:
3177:
3173:
3168:
3165:
3161:
3156:
3153:
3149:
3144:
3141:
3137:
3132:
3129:
3125:
3120:
3117:
3113:
3108:
3105:
3101:
3096:
3093:
3089:
3084:
3081:
3077:
3072:
3069:
3068:Nkwe ya Gauta
3065:
3060:
3059:
3057:
3051:
3045:
3038:
3034:
3029:
3026:
3022:
3017:
3014:
3010:
3005:
3002:
2998:
2993:
2990:
2986:
2981:
2978:
2974:
2969:
2966:
2962:
2957:
2954:
2950:
2945:
2942:
2938:
2933:
2930:
2926:
2921:
2918:
2914:
2909:
2908:
2906:
2892:
2885:
2881:
2876:
2873:
2869:
2864:
2861:
2857:
2852:
2849:
2845:
2840:
2837:
2833:
2828:
2825:
2821:
2816:
2813:
2809:
2804:
2801:
2797:
2792:
2789:
2785:
2780:
2777:
2773:
2768:
2765:
2761:
2756:
2755:
2753:
2739:
2732:
2728:
2723:
2720:
2716:
2711:
2708:
2704:
2699:
2696:
2692:
2687:
2684:
2680:
2675:
2672:
2671:Sandile Medal
2668:
2663:
2660:
2656:
2651:
2650:
2648:
2636:
2629:
2625:
2620:
2617:
2613:
2608:
2605:
2601:
2596:
2593:
2589:
2584:
2581:
2577:
2572:
2569:
2565:
2560:
2557:
2553:
2548:
2545:
2541:
2536:
2533:
2529:
2524:
2521:
2517:
2512:
2511:
2509:
2497:
2490:
2486:
2481:
2478:
2474:
2469:
2466:
2462:
2457:
2454:
2450:
2445:
2442:
2438:
2433:
2430:
2426:
2421:
2418:
2414:
2409:
2406:
2402:
2397:
2394:
2390:
2385:
2382:
2378:
2373:
2370:
2366:
2361:
2358:
2354:
2349:
2346:
2342:
2337:
2334:
2330:
2325:
2322:
2318:
2313:
2312:
2310:
2298:
2291:
2287:
2282:
2279:
2275:
2270:
2267:
2263:
2258:
2255:
2251:
2246:
2243:
2239:
2234:
2233:
2231:
2219:
2212:
2208:
2203:
2200:
2196:
2191:
2188:
2184:
2179:
2176:
2172:
2167:
2164:
2160:
2155:
2152:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2125:
2121:
2116:
2113:
2109:
2104:
2101:
2097:
2092:
2089:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2070:
2065:
2062:
2058:
2053:
2050:
2046:
2041:
2038:
2034:
2029:
2026:
2022:
2017:
2012:
2007:
2002:
1999:
1995:
1990:
1985:
1980:
1977:
1973:
1968:
1965:
1961:
1956:
1953:
1949:
1944:
1941:
1937:
1932:
1929:
1925:
1920:
1917:
1913:
1908:
1905:
1901:
1896:
1893:
1889:
1884:
1881:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1864:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1847:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1830:
1826:
1821:
1818:
1814:
1809:
1806:
1802:
1797:
1794:
1790:
1785:
1782:
1778:
1773:
1770:
1766:
1761:
1758:
1754:
1749:
1746:
1742:
1737:
1734:
1730:
1725:
1722:
1718:
1713:
1710:
1706:
1701:
1698:
1694:
1689:
1686:
1682:
1677:
1674:
1670:
1665:
1662:
1658:
1653:
1650:
1646:
1641:
1638:
1634:
1629:
1626:
1622:
1617:
1614:
1610:
1605:
1602:
1598:
1593:
1592:
1590:
1578:
1570:
1566:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1548:
1544:
1540:
1535:
1531:
1527:
1522:
1519:
1515:
1510:
1507:
1503:
1498:
1495:
1491:
1486:
1483:
1479:
1474:
1471:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1454:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1437:
1433:
1428:
1425:
1421:
1416:
1413:
1409:
1404:
1401:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1384:
1380:
1375:
1372:
1368:
1363:
1360:
1356:
1351:
1348:
1344:
1339:
1336:
1332:
1327:
1324:
1320:
1315:
1312:
1308:
1303:
1300:
1296:
1291:
1288:
1284:
1279:
1276:
1272:
1267:
1264:
1260:
1255:
1252:
1248:
1243:
1240:
1236:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1207:
1204:
1203:Defence Medal
1200:
1195:
1192:
1188:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1171:
1168:
1164:
1159:
1156:
1152:
1147:
1144:
1140:
1135:
1132:
1128:
1123:
1120:
1116:
1111:
1108:
1107:Atlantic Star
1104:
1099:
1096:
1092:
1087:
1084:
1080:
1075:
1072:
1068:
1063:
1060:
1056:
1051:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1032:
1027:
1024:
1020:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1003:
998:
995:
991:
986:
981:
978:
974:
969:
966:
962:
957:
954:
950:
945:
942:
938:
933:
929:
925:
920:
917:
913:
908:
905:
901:
896:
893:
889:
884:
881:
877:
872:
868:
864:
859:
856:
852:
847:
844:
840:
835:
832:
828:
823:
820:
816:
811:
808:
804:
799:
796:
792:
787:
784:
780:
775:
772:
768:
763:
760:
756:
751:
746:
743:
739:
734:
733:
731:
723:
717:
710:
706:
699:
694:
692:
687:
685:
680:
679:
676:
658:
654:
648:
646:
642:
636:
633:
630:
626:
620:
618:
616:
614:
612:
610:
608:
606:
604:
600:
594:
592:
588:
584:
582:0-8014-3239-1
578:
574:
569:
568:
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2417:Nkwe Medal
1805:Navy Cross
1781:Army Cross
1179:Italy Star
1167:Burma Star
930:(Military)
551:, May 1996
504:References
310:Nkwe Medal
158:Nkwe Medal
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111:Ribbon bar
3055:From 1994
1588:1952–1994
1215:War Medal
727:Pre-Union
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