Medal List

Medal
Number
Medal Name Abbr. Post Nom Date
Instituted
Type
1 Meritorious Service Medal (1896) 1896-09-29 00:00:00 COGH
2 Distinguised Conduct Medal (1896) DSM DSM 1896-09-29 00:00:00 COGH
3 Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1896) 1896-10-09 00:00:00 COGH
4 Meritorius Service Medal (1897) 1897-10-19 00:00:00 COGH
5 Meritorius Service Medal (1897) 1897-10-19 00:00:00 NATAL
6 Distinguished Conduct Medal (1897) DCM DCM 1897-10-19 00:00:00 NATAL
7 General Service Medal 1880-1897 (1900) 1900-04-21 00:00:00 COGH
8 Natal Rebellion Medal 1906 (1907) 1907-05-09 00:00:00 NATAL
9 Union of South Africa Commendation Medal (1910) 1910-11-29 00:00:00 UDF
10 Meritorius Service Medal (1913) 1914-10-24 00:00:00 UDF
11 Distinguised Conduct Medal (1913) DCM DCM 1914-10-24 00:00:00 UDF
12 Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1913) 1914-10-24 00:00:00 UDF
13 Allied Victory Medal 1914-1918 (1919) 1919-11-19 00:00:00 UDF
14 Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst / Decoration for Devoted Service 1899-1902 (1920) 1920-12-24 00:00:00 UDF
15 Anglo-Boere Oorlog Medalje/ Anglo Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (1920) 1920-12-24 00:00:00 UDF
16 Lint voor Wonden/ Wound Ribbon 1920-12-24 00:00:00 UDF
17 Prisons Good Service Medal (1922) 1922-09-01 00:00:00 PRISON
18 Police Good Service Medal (1923) 1923-06-08 00:00:00 SAP
19 Order of St John (1831, 1888, 1927) 1927-01-01 00:00:00 STJOHN
20 St John Life Saving Medal (1874) 1874-01-01 00:00:00 STJOHN
21 St John Service Medal (1898) 1898-01-01 00:00:00 STJOHN
22 Police Good Service Medal (1932/1951) 1932-06-17 00:00:00 SAP
23 Railways and Harbours Police Long Service and Good Service Medal (1934) 1934-06-29 00:00:00 SARH
24 King's Police Medal (1937) 1937-09-24 00:00:00 SAP
25 King's Medal for for Bravery (1939) 1939-06-23 00:00:00 UDF
26 Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) (1939) 1939-12-29 00:00:00 UDF
27 Efficiency Decoration (1939) ED 1939-12-29 00:00:00 UDF
28 Efficiency Medal (1939) 1939-12-29 00:00:00 UDF
29 Africa Service Medal 1939 - 1945 (1943) ASM 1943-12-23 00:00:00 UDF
30 South Africa Medal for War Services 1939 - 1945 (1945) 1947-03-28 00:00:00 UDF
31 Air Efficiency Award (1950) AEA 1951-01-26 00:00:00 UDF
32 Castle of Good Hope Decoration (1952) COGHD CGH 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
33 Louw Wepener Decoration (1952) LWD LWD 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
34 Star of South Africa (1952) SOSA 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
35 Van Riebeeck Decoration (1952) DVR DVR 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
36 Honoris Crux (1952) HC 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
37 Van Riebeeck Medal (1952) VRM 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
38 Southern Cross Medal (1952) SCM 1954-07-16 00:00:00 UDF
40 John Chard Decoration JCD JCD 1952-04-06 00:00:00 SADF
41 John Chard Medal JCM 1952-04-06 00:00:00 SADF
53 De Wet Decoration DWD DWD 1965-10-28 00:00:00 SADF
63 Honourably Mentioned in Despatches HDES 1967-12-01 00:00:00 SADF
68 Danie Theron Medal DTM DTM 1970-02-24 00:00:00 SADF
75 Chief of the SADF Commendation Medal / Military Merit Medal CCM MMM 1976-10-01 00:00:00 SADF
76 Pro Patria Medal PPM 1974-10-23 00:00:00 SADF
78 Honoris Crux HC HC 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
79 Southern Cross Decoration SD SD 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
80 Pro Merito Decoration PMD PMD 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
81 Southern Cross Medal SM SM 1975-06-30 00:00:00 SADF
82 Pro Merito Medal PMM PMM 1975-06-30 00:00:00 SADF
83 South African Defence Force Good Service Medal SADFGSM 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
84 SADF Champion Shot Medal CSHOT 1975-10-01 00:00:00 SADF
85 South Africa 1853 Medal SA1853 1853-01-01 00:00:00 COGH
86 Pro Virtute 1987-11-04 00:00:00 SADF
100 General Service Medal (1983) GSM 1983-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
101 Military Cross MC MC British
102 Jack Hindon Medal JHM 1970-03-13 00:00:00 SADF
103 Army Cross 1991-04-11 00:00:00 SADF
104 Air Force Cross 1991-04-11 00:00:00 SADF
331 Louw Wepener Medal LWM LWM 1967-10-20 00:00:00 UDF
771 Order of the Star of South Africa SSA SSA 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
772 Order of the Star of South Africa Silver SSAS SSAS 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
781 Honoris Crux Diamond HCD HCD 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
782 Honoris Crux Gold HCG HCG 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
783 Honoris Crux Silver HCS HCS 1975-01-01 00:00:00 SADF
9923 Unitas Medal Unitas 1994-11-04 00:00:00 SANDF