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Ribbon: 31.7 millimetres (1.25 in) wide, with a central stripe of royal blue flanked by two yellow stripes, with a narrower black stripe at each edge.
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Reverse: A group of
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Obverse: The seal of the
Governor General of the Sudan, in Arabic script.
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instituted in 1933 to reward service in minor operations within the
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All qualifying operations were within the Sudan, and included the
327:"Medal Encyclopaedia: Sudan Defence Force General Service Medal"
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182:. It was awarded on the recommendation of the Commandant of the
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In total, about 9,000 SDF General
Service Medals were issued.
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193:who encroached into the Southern Sudan from
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156:Sudan Defence Force General Service Medal
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394:Orders, decorations, and medals of Sudan
384:Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt
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229:Naming: The medal was issued unnamed.
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314:War Medal Eligibility Rules, 64.iii
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49:Obverse and reverse of the medal
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176:Governor-General of the Sudan
70:Governor-General of the Sudan
300:Captain H. Taprell Dorling.
191:combatting of Italian forces
180:Khedive's Sudan Medal (1910)
147:Khedive's Sudan Medal (1910)
143:Khedive's Sudan Medal (1897)
235:Manufacture: Struck at the
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389:Awards established in 1933
233:Clasps: None were awarded.
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90:Small campaigns, 1933-41
379:British campaign medals
353:The National Archives
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302:Ribbons and Medals.
288:Medal Yearbook 2015
286:John Mussell (ed).
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82:and police.
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237:Royal Mint
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