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The first South African military medal was a campaign medal, the South Africa Medal, instituted in 1854 by Queen Victoria, the sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for award to officers and men of the Royal Navy and British Army who served on the Eastern Frontier of the Cape Colony between 1834 and 1853 during the Xhosa Wars.
The Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery was instituted in 1939 to award South African citizens for exceptional gallantry in saving life. The decoration had two grades (Gold and Silver) and had a blue ribbon with orange edges. The medal lapsed on 31 May 1961, when South Africa became a republic, albeit, outside the Commonwealth.
South African Military Awards 1912–1987. Caroline Melrose Eloff (illustrator). South African National Museum of Military History. ISBN 9780620122993. Matthysen, P. P. (2009). A Guide to South African Military Awards. South Africa: Marc Norman Publishing. ISBN 9780620448055.
Pages in category "Military decorations and medals of South Africa" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list is added to automatically, so some entries will be pages about the medal. Pages in category "Recipients of the Military Merit Medal (South Africa)" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total.
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 government.
The Military Merit Medal, post-nominal letters MMM, is a military decoration which was instituted in the Republic of South Africa on 9 October 1974 as the Chief of the Defence Force's Commendation Medal. It could be awarded to all ranks of the South African Defence Force for service of a high order.
The position of the South Africa Service Medal in the official military and national orders of precedence was revised upon the institution of a new set of honours on 27 April 2003. [6] [7] Umkhonto we Sizwe. Official MK order of precedence: Preceded by the Operational Medal for Southern Africa. Succeeded by the Service Medal in Gold. [6]