Africa General Service Medal
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Africa General Service Medal | |
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Medal and Ribbon |
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Awarded by UK and Commonwealth Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states... |
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Type | Campaign medal Campaign medal A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of the military who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater... |
Eligibility | British and Africa forces. |
Awarded for | Campaign service |
Campaign | Africa |
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Established | 1902 |
The Africa General Service Medal 1902-1956 was a campaign medal of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth
Commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has sometimes been synonymous with "republic."More recently it has been used for fraternal associations of some sovereign nations...
. It was awarded for minor campaigns in tropical Africa, it was still current in 1914 and nine later clasps were issued. The medal is never seen without a clasp and some are very rare, most being granted to local forces like the King's Africa Rifles.
Description
- The obverse with uncrowned head of Queen Elisabeth II and the inscription "REGINA·F:D:ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA".
- The reverse with a highly symbolic design depicting Britania offering peace and law to Africa as a new day breaks
Clasps
Aulihan
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tribe along the Juba river.