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Decoration. King's/Queen's Medal for Bravery (1939–61) Commemorative Medal. Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal (1910) War service medal. South African Medal for War Services (1945) When South Africa established its own independent honours system in 1952, the Queen's Medal for Bravery was transferred to it.
British decorations for gallantry and distinguished service were awarded during World War I and World War II, and the South African government granted the other categories of award. They were: Decoration. Distinguished Conduct Medal (1914–40) Campaign medals. Victory Medal (1919) Africa Service Medal (1943) Long service medals.
The first purely South African military orders, decorations and medals were instituted in 1952 by Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms. From 1961 decorations and medals were instituted by the South African State President and, between 1976 and 1994, also by the Presidents of the TBVC States, Transkei ...
Historical development. The British honours system became applicable to South Africa as colonial rule was established in the region during the nineteenth century. From the 1870s onwards, colonial politicians and other public figures featured in the semi-annual honours lists, and during colonial wars and the Anglo-Boer War, the colonial military forces received decorations from the British ...
Recipients of the Order of Luthuli (2 P) Recipients of the Order of the Baobab (1 C, 51 P) Recipients of the Pro Patria Medal (South Africa) (93 P) Recipients of the South African Police Star for Outstanding Service (12 P) Recipients of the Southern Cross Decoration (61 P) Recipients of the Southern Cross Medal (127 P)
The position of the Southern Cross Decoration in the official order of precedence was revised three times, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first upon the integration into the South African National Defence Force in 1994, again when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted in April 1996 for the ...
The medal. The Queen's South Africa Medal was awarded to all British led forces who served in South Africa from 11 October 1899 to the end of the war on 31 May 1902. Those who qualified for the medal included members of the British Army, Royal Navy, hospital nurses [2] colonial forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, as well as ...
The Good Service Medal, Silver is a medallion with a scalloped edge and a raised rim, struck in silver, 38 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres thick at the rim, depicting the pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms. The ribbon suspender is decorated with proteas and leaves. The obverse is identical to that of the Permanent Force Good Service ...