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The following decorations and medals are excluded from the table: [2] Civil, police, prisons and other non-military decorations and medals. Military decorations which, while officially instituted, were never awarded and now never will be. These include: The Castle of Good Hope Decoration (CGH) (South Africa). The Honoris Crux Diamond (HCD ...
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 Good Service Medal, Bronze, originally named the South African Defence Force Good Service Medal, Bronze, is the junior of a set of three South African military medals which was instituted by the Republic on 1 July 1975. It was awarded to members of all elements of the South African Defence Force for ten years of exemplary service, but was ...
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 position of the Permanent Force Good Service Medal in the official order of precedence was revised three times after 1975, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first upon the integration into the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, again when decorations and medals were belatedly ...
The position of the Military Merit Medal in the official order of precedence was revised four times after 1975, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first when its status was raised from an award by the Chief of the Defence Force to a decoration by the State President, again upon the integration into the ...
Ohio will try to add to its Olympic medal count this summer From July 26-Aug. 11, the sports world will be centered on Paris, as top athletes from around the world compete for their countries in ...
The Good Service Medal, Gold, originally named the South African Defence Force Good Service Medal, Gold, is the senior of a set of three military medals which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa on 1 July 1975. It was initially awarded to members of all elements of the South African Defence Force for thirty years of exemplary service ...