South African Awards
Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst
The Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst (Decoration for Loyal Service), post-nominal letters DTD, was instituted in terms of Government Notice no. 2307 dated December 21, 1920 and published in the Union of South Africa Government Gazette of December 24, 1920. It was a retrospective award for distinguished and especially meritorious service by Boer veteran officers during the Second Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902.
The 37mm decoration was struck in silver with the rank and name of the recipient are impressed on the rim. Neither side of the decoration is considered as the reverse. Both sides depict an encircled coat of arms on a cross pattee, encircled around the perimeter by the words VOOR TROUWE DIENST above and the years 1899 • 1902 below. One side has the coat of arms of the South African Republic in the center of the cross and the other side has the coat of arms of the Orange Free State. This enabled each recipient to wear the medal so as to display the coat of arms of the state under whose flag he had fought. Approximately 655 were awarded to officers except for one medal to Burgher (refers to conscripted citizen soldiers) A. Kuit, who occupied the position of Inspekteur van Veldpos (Inspector of Field Postal Services).
Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst and Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog
Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog
South African Republic and Orange Free State sides campaign medal for Boer veteran officers and men, who served in the combat forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902 and who remained in service of the Republican forces until May 1, 1902, without surrendering or taking either parole or the oath of allegiance.
The 37 mm Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog (Medal for the English Boer-War), originally named the De Zuidafrikaanse Republiek - en Oranje Vrijstaat Oorlogsmedalje (the South African Republic and Orange Free State War Medal), was struck in silver and is affixed to a fixed bar suspender by means of claws and a pin through the upper edge of the medal. The rank, initials and surname of the recipient is impressed in block capitals on the rim. Neither side of the medal is considered as the reverse. Both sides depict an ornamental frame, encircled around the perimeter by the inscription, ANGLO-BOERE OORLOG above and the years 1899 • 1902 below. One side has the coat of arms of the South African Republic in the centre of the frame and the other side has the coat of arms of the Orange Free State. This enabled each recipient to wear the medal so as to display the coat of arms of the state under whose flag he had fought. Approximately 13,751 were awarded.
Lint voor Verwonding (Wound Ribbon)
The Lint voor Verwonding, officially designated Lint voor Verwonding Opgedaan Gedurende de Anglo- Boer Oorlog, 1899–1902 (Ribbon for Wounds Sustained During the Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902).
Certificate for the Wound Ribbon Original Version
Certificate for the Wound Ribbon Type 2 with Full Color Image of the Ribbon
It was instituted on 21 December 1920 as a retrospective award for Boer veteran officers and men of the 1899–1902 Second Boer War, who had been wounded in action. It was awarded, upon certified application, to veterans who had been wounded on active service while serving in the Republican forces between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902. Recipients had to be serving members of the Union Defense Forces, or available to be called up for service in terms of the South African Defense Act of 1912. There is no planchet. It is just a ribbon. A total of 1,060 were awarded.
As worn by a South African Republic veteran, it has a 3mm wide red band, a 14.5mm wide green band, a 4mm wide white band, a 14.5mm wide orange band and an 3mm wide blue band. An Orange Free State veteran would wear the ribbon reversed, with the blue band on the left.
British South African Boer Group with: (1) Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst; (2) Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog; (3) Lint voor Verwonding with Blue Band on the Right; (4) 1914-15 Star; (5) British War Medal; (6) WW I Victory Medal
Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst
The Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst (Decoration for Loyal Service), post-nominal letters DTD, was instituted in terms of Government Notice no. 2307 dated December 21, 1920 and published in the Union of South Africa Government Gazette of December 24, 1920. It was a retrospective award for distinguished and especially meritorious service by Boer veteran officers during the Second Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902.
The 37mm decoration was struck in silver with the rank and name of the recipient are impressed on the rim. Neither side of the decoration is considered as the reverse. Both sides depict an encircled coat of arms on a cross pattee, encircled around the perimeter by the words VOOR TROUWE DIENST above and the years 1899 • 1902 below. One side has the coat of arms of the South African Republic in the center of the cross and the other side has the coat of arms of the Orange Free State. This enabled each recipient to wear the medal so as to display the coat of arms of the state under whose flag he had fought. Approximately 655 were awarded to officers except for one medal to Burgher (refers to conscripted citizen soldiers) A. Kuit, who occupied the position of Inspekteur van Veldpos (Inspector of Field Postal Services).
Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst and Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog
Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog
South African Republic and Orange Free State sides campaign medal for Boer veteran officers and men, who served in the combat forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War between October 11, 1899 and May 31, 1902 and who remained in service of the Republican forces until May 1, 1902, without surrendering or taking either parole or the oath of allegiance.
The 37 mm Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog (Medal for the English Boer-War), originally named the De Zuidafrikaanse Republiek - en Oranje Vrijstaat Oorlogsmedalje (the South African Republic and Orange Free State War Medal), was struck in silver and is affixed to a fixed bar suspender by means of claws and a pin through the upper edge of the medal. The rank, initials and surname of the recipient is impressed in block capitals on the rim. Neither side of the medal is considered as the reverse. Both sides depict an ornamental frame, encircled around the perimeter by the inscription, ANGLO-BOERE OORLOG above and the years 1899 • 1902 below. One side has the coat of arms of the South African Republic in the centre of the frame and the other side has the coat of arms of the Orange Free State. This enabled each recipient to wear the medal so as to display the coat of arms of the state under whose flag he had fought. Approximately 13,751 were awarded.
Lint voor Verwonding (Wound Ribbon)
The Lint voor Verwonding, officially designated Lint voor Verwonding Opgedaan Gedurende de Anglo- Boer Oorlog, 1899–1902 (Ribbon for Wounds Sustained During the Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902).
Certificate for the Wound Ribbon Original Version
Certificate for the Wound Ribbon Type 2 with Full Color Image of the Ribbon
As worn by a South African Republic veteran, it has a 3mm wide red band, a 14.5mm wide green band, a 4mm wide white band, a 14.5mm wide orange band and an 3mm wide blue band. An Orange Free State veteran would wear the ribbon reversed, with the blue band on the left.
British South African Boer Group with: (1) Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst; (2) Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog; (3) Lint voor Verwonding with Blue Band on the Right; (4) 1914-15 Star; (5) British War Medal; (6) WW I Victory Medal
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