| Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal | |
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 Ribbon: 32mm, dark blue, gold, dark blue . |
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| Awarded by Cape Colony | |
| Type | Campaign medal |
| Eligibility | Cape Colonial Forces. The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652 with the founding of Cape Town. 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 The Cape Colonial Forces (CCF were the official defence organisation of the Cape Colony in South Africa. |
| Awarded for | Campaign service. |
| Campaign | Transkei 1880-81, Basutoland 1880-81, Bechuanaland 1896-97. |
| Description | Silver disc, 36mm diameter. |
| Clasps | "Transkei", "Basutoland", "Bechuanaland". A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a Military decoration, Civil decoration, or other Medal. |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 1900 |
The Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal was a South African campaign medal. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It was authorised in December 1900, as a retrospective award for veterans of three campaigns fought in South Africa between 1880 and 1897. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
The medal was issued, on application, to veterans who had served in the Cape Colonial Forces in the Transkei Campaign (1880-1881), the Basutoland Gun War (1880-1881), and the Bechuanaland Campaign (1896-1897). The Cape Colonial Forces (CCF were the official defence organisation of the Cape Colony in South Africa. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gun War also known as the Basuto War was an 1880-1881 conflict in the British territory of Basutoland (present-day Lesotho) in Southern Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
The medal is silver. The obverse depicts the crowned head of Queen Victoria, surrounded by her name, style, and titles. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The reverse displays the Cape of Good Hope coat of arms, with a spray of protea flowers, and the name "Cape of Good Hope". The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک "Sugarbush" redirects here For the ski resort see Sugarbush Resort Protea is both the Botanical name The ribbon is dark blue with a gold centre band (these being the colours of earlier campaign medals for service in southern Africa).
Clasps were issued to indicate the campaigns in which recipients had served: "Transkei", "Basutoland", and "Bechuanaland". The published medal roll shows that 5252 medals were issued, nearly half of them for the Bechuanaland campaign.
References
- Alexander, E. G. M. , Barron G. K. B. and Bateman, A. J. (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Human and Rousseau.
- Forsyth, D. D. Medal Roll: Cape of Good Hope General Service Medal.
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