Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa)
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The Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) (Medalje vir Langdurige Diens en Goeie Gedrag) is a distinctive South African version of the British Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military). It was awarded to members of the Permanent Force of the Union of South Africa who had completed eighteen years of reckonable service.[1][2]
Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) | |
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Type | Military long service medal |
Awarded for | 18 years service and good conduct |
Country | South Africa |
Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India |
Eligibility | Permanent Force Other Ranks, extended to Officers c. 1940 |
Status | Discontinued in 1952 |
Established | 1939 |
Last awarded | 1952 |
Order of wear | |
Next (higher) | Accumulated Campaign Service Medal |
Equivalent | Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Cape of Good Hope) Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Natal) Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) |
Next (lower) | Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (1830) |
The British Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) replaced the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, while the South African and other territorial versions of the new medal replaced the Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Medal which had been instituted in 1910 for award to other ranks of the Permanent Forces of the Dominions and Colonies of the British Empire.[1][2]