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The medal was awarded to members of the
Southern Rhodesian Defence Forces who had at least six months full or part-time service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945, and who were not eligible for any other British World War II campaign medal.
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Southern Rhodesian war medal for home service, to reward those who would otherwise not have received a campaign medal. In response, the Southern Rhodesia Service Medal was authorised in 1948 and distributed from 1949.
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The ribbon, 31.7 millimetres (1.25 in) wide, is beetle green with red and black stripes at each edge, the colours of the
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While most of the recipients were white, 62 Africans serving with the
British South Africa Police received the medal.
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The
Southern Rhodesia Service Medal Roll to the Defence Forces of the Colony of Southern Rhodesia
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A medal for those without any medals: the
Southern Rhodesia Service Medal 1939-45
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A total of 3,908 medals were awarded, mainly to those who had served part-time:
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It is a circular, cupro-nickel medal, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter.
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220:(George VI by the grace of God King of Great Britain and Emperor of India).
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and shows the coat of arms of
Southern Rhodesia, surrounded by the words
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149:1939–1945 was a campaign medal of the British
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218:"GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP."
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185:Southern Rhodesia Territorial Force: 3,140
556:Medal for the Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie
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777:Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal
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157:Defence Forces for home service during
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212:The obverse has the crowned effigy of
194:Those who served with both bodies: 271
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1582:Civilian Service Medal (Afghanistan)
1543:OSM for Democratic Republic of Congo
250:There are no clasps for this medal
153:. It was awarded to members of the
1191:India General Service Medal (1936)
1167:Naval General Service Medal (1915)
1049:India General Service Medal (1909)
842:British South Africa Company Medal
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1569:Iraq Reconstruction Service Medal
62:Southern Rhodesia Defence Forces
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31:Obverse and reverse of the medal
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19:Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
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465:Army Gold Cross/Army Gold Medal
147:Southern Rhodesia Service Medal
1120:Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
543:Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabul Medal
428:Military General Service Medal
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1382:New Zealand War Service Medal
907:East and Central Africa Medal
241:The medal was issued unnamed.
216:facing left, with the legend
1670:Military history of Rhodesia
1608:General Service Medal (2008)
1455:General Service Medal (1962)
1179:General Service Medal (1918)
1132:Victory Medal (South Africa)
1036:Natal Native Rebellion Medal
1010:Africa General Service Medal
699:Canada General Service Medal
223:The reverse was designed by
86:Cupro-nickel, 36mm diameter
1108:Mercantile Marine War Medal
933:Queen's Mediterranean Medal
634:India General Service Medal
402:Naval General Service Medal
189:British South Africa Police
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920:Queen's South Africa Medal
829:East and West Africa Medal
326:British Battles and Medals
997:King's South Africa Medal
803:Royal Niger Company Medal
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78:Home service, 1939 –1945
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1621:OSM for Iraq & Syria
493:(1834–6, 1846–7, 1850–3)
1394:Australia Service Medal
1310:France and Germany Star
816:North West Canada Medal
382:British campaign medals
959:China War Medal (1900)
764:Kabul to Kandahar Star
686:Second China War Medal
1144:Territorial War Medal
517:First China War Medal
1517:OSM for Sierra Leone
1480:South Atlantic Medal
1358:Africa Service Medal
1250:Air Crew Europe Star
855:Central Africa Medal
712:Abyssinian War Medal
1647:Wider Service Medal
1530:OSM for Afghanistan
1370:India Service Medal
1334:War Medal 1939–1945
984:pre-First World War
894:Queen's Sudan Medal
673:Indian Mutiny Medal
452:Army of India Medal
341:Medal Yearbook 2015
339:John Mussell (ed).
124:War Medal 1939–1945
1634:Humanitarian Medal
1442:Nuclear Test Medal
738:South Africa Medal
491:South Africa Medal
304:Munday and Keith.
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1096:British War Medal
751:Afghanistan Medal
660:Crimean War Medal
608:New Zealand Medal
530:Jellalabad Medals
236:Rhodesia Regiment
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971:Ashanti Medal
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1274:Pacific Star
1084:1914–15 Star
982:20th century
881:Ashanti Star
647:Baltic Medal
621:Punjab Medal
595:Sutlej Medal
582:Gwalior Star
569:Scinde Medal
439:19th century
389:18th century
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151:Commonwealth
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112:Total awards
43:Commonwealth
1595:Ebola Medal
1429:Korea Medal
1262:Africa Star
1238:Arctic Star
1023:Tibet Medal
948:(1899–1902)
935:(1899–1902)
922:(1899–1902)
870:(1895–1902)
868:India Medal
831:(1887–1900)
790:Egypt Medal
430:(1793–1814)
417:(1793–1815)
404:(1793–1840)
204:Description
165:Eligibility
104:Established
99:Statistics
83:Description
67:Awarded for
59:Eligibility
37:Awarded by
1556:Iraq Medal
1493:Gulf Medal
1298:Italy Star
1286:Burma Star
254:References
138:Ribbon bar
1072:1914 Star
1012:(1902–56)
805:(1886–97)
753:(1878–80)
701:(1866–70)
688:(1857–60)
636:(1852–95)
519:(1839–42)
467:(1806–14)
454:(1803–26)
1664:Category
1416:Post War
909:(1897–9)
896:(1896–8)
883:(1895–6)
857:(1891–8)
844:(1890–7)
792:(1882–9)
740:(1877–9)
727:(1873–4)
714:(1867–8)
675:(1857–8)
662:(1854–6)
649:(1854–5)
623:(1848–9)
597:(1845–6)
532:(1841–2)
75:Campaign
120:Related
1649:(2024)
1636:(2023)
1623:(2017)
1610:(2015)
1597:(2015)
1584:(2011)
1571:(2004)
1558:(2004)
1545:(2003)
1532:(2002)
1519:(2000)
1495:(1992)
1482:(1982)
1469:(1980)
1444:(1952)
1431:(1951)
1038:(1906)
1025:(1905)
999:(1902)
973:(1900)
818:(1885)
766:(1880)
584:(1843)
571:(1843)
558:(1842)
545:(1842)
506:(1839)
480:(1815)
246:Clasps
115:3,908
91:Clasps
107:1948
94:None
145:The
49:Type
41:and
1666::
314:^
296:^
276:^
161:.
39:UK
374:e
367:t
360:v
270:.
238:.
231:.
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