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Africa Service Medal, the Glossary

The Africa Service Medal is a South African campaign medal for service during the Second World War, awarded to members of the Union Defence Forces, the South African Police and the South African Railways Police.^[1]

47 relations: Africa Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Arctic Star, Atlantic Star, Australia Service Medal 1939–1945, Battle of the Atlantic, Burma campaign, Burma Star, Campaign medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, Defence Medal (United Kingdom), Field marshal, Formation patch, France and Germany Star, George VI, India Service Medal, Isie Smuts, Italian campaign (World War II), Italy Star, Jan Smuts, King George V Coronation Medal, Mentioned in dispatches, New Zealand War Service Medal, Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal, Normandy landings, North African campaign, North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45, Pacific Star, Pacific War, Polar Medal, Posthumous award, Prime minister, Protea, Queen's Medal for Chiefs, South Africa, South Africa national rugby union team, South African Air Force, South African Medal for War Services, South African Police, Springbok, Union Defence Force (South Africa), Union of South Africa, Victoria Cross, War Medal 1939–1945, World War II, 1939–1945 Star.
Africa in World War II
Awards established in 1943

Africa Star

The Africa Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in North Africa between 10 June 1940 and 12 May 1943 during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Africa Star are awards established in 1943, military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Air Crew Europe Star

The Air Crew Europe Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth air crews who participated in operational flights over Europe from bases in the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and air Crew Europe Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Arctic Star

The Arctic Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom on 19 December 2012 for award to British Commonwealth forces who served on the Arctic Convoys north of the Arctic Circle, during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Arctic Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Atlantic Star

The Atlantic Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British Commonwealth forces who took part in the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous campaign of the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Atlantic Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Australia Service Medal 1939–1945

The Australia Service Medal 1939–1945 recognises service in Australia's armed forces, Mercantile Marine and Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II.

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Battle of the Atlantic

The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II.

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Burma campaign

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.

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Burma Star

The Burma Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the Burma Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Burma Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Campaign medal

A campaign medal is a military decoration which is awarded to a member of an armed force who serves in a designated military operation or performs duty in a geographical theater.

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Canadian Volunteer Service Medal

The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal is granted to persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Canada who voluntarily served on Active Service from September 3, 1939, to March 1, 1947. Africa Service Medal and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal are awards established in 1943.

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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, or simply the Central Chancery, is an office of the Lord Chamberlain's department within the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Defence Medal (United Kingdom)

The Defence Medal is a campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945, to be awarded to citizens of the British Commonwealth for both non-operational military and certain types of civilian war service during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Defence Medal (United Kingdom) are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.

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Formation patch

A formation patch or formation badge is a military insignia that identifies a soldier's military formations.

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France and Germany Star

The France and Germany Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British Commonwealth forces who served in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands or Germany and adjacent sea areas between 6 June 1944 and 8 May 1945, during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and France and Germany Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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India Service Medal

The India Service Medal 1939–1945 was a campaign medal of the Commonwealth.

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Isie Smuts

Sybella "Isie" Margaretha Smuts (née Krige, also known as Ouma Smuts; 22 December 1870 — 25 February 1954) was the second First Lady of the Union of South Africa, and a teacher, farmer, charity organiser and scrapbooker.

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Italian campaign (World War II)

The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

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Italy Star

The Italy Star is a military campaign medal, instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British Commonwealth forces who served in the Italian Campaign from 1943 to 1945, during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Italy Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Jan Smuts

Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, (baptismal name Jan Christiaan Smuts, 24 May 1870 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader and philosopher.

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King George V Coronation Medal

The King George V Coronation Medal was a commemorative medal instituted in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V, that took place on 22 June 1911. Africa Service Medal and King George V Coronation Medal are military decorations and medals of South Africa.

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Mentioned in dispatches

To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described.

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New Zealand War Service Medal

The New Zealand War Service Medal (NZWSM) was a New Zealand campaign medal for service in World War II.

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Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal

The Newfoundland Volunteer War Service Medal is a medal created to honour those from the Dominion of Newfoundland who served in British Forces outside of the Dominion during World War II.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45

North-West Europe 1944–1945 is a battle honour (more properly known as an honorary distinction) earned by regiments of the British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War that took part in the actions of the northern part of the war's Western Front.

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Pacific Star

The Pacific Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom in May 1945 for award to British and Commonwealth forces who served in the Pacific Campaign from 1941 to 1945, during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and Pacific Star are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Polar Medal

The Polar Medal is a medal awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom to individuals who have outstanding achievements in the field of polar research, and particularly for those who have worked over extended periods in harsh climates.

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Posthumous award

A posthumous award is granted after the recipient has died.

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Prime minister

A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system.

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Protea

Protea is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes (Afrikaans: suikerbos).

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Queen's Medal for Chiefs

The Queen's Medal for Chiefs is an award of the British Empire.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabhokobhoko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union.

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South African Air Force

The South African Air Force (SAAF) is the air warfare branch of South African National Defence Force, with its headquarters in Pretoria.

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South African Medal for War Services

The South African Medal for War Services is a South African service medal for voluntary unpaid service in support of the war effort between 6 September 1939 and 15 February 1946, during the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and South African Medal for War Services are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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South African Police

The South African Police (SAP) was the national police force and law enforcement agency in South Africa from 1913 to 1994; it was the de facto police force in the territory of South West Africa (Namibia) from 1939 to 1981.

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Springbok

The springbok or springbuck (Antidorcas marsupialis) is an antelope found mainly in south and southwest Africa.

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Union Defence Force (South Africa)

The Union Defence Force (UDF) (Unie-Verdedigingsmag) comprised the armed forces of South Africa from 1 July 1912, when the Defence Act (No 13 of 1912) took effect, two years after the creation of the Union of South Africa, until 1957 when it was reorganised and renamed the South African Defence Force.

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Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika; Unie van Suid-Afrika) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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War Medal 1939–1945

The War Medal 1939–1945 is a campaign medal which was instituted by the United Kingdom on 16 August 1945, for award to citizens of the British Commonwealth who had served full-time in the Armed Forces or the Merchant Navy for at least 28 days between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Africa Service Medal and war Medal 1939–1945 are military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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1939–1945 Star

The 1939–1945 Star is a military campaign medal instituted by the United Kingdom on 8 July 1943 for award to British and Commonwealth forces for service in the Second World War. Africa Service Medal and 1939–1945 Star are awards established in 1943, military decorations and medals of South Africa and military decorations and medals of South Africa pre-1952.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Service_Medal

Also known as Ouma's garter.

Africa Service Medal, the Glossary

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See also

Africa in World War II

Awards established in 1943

References