For the ornithology award, see Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union.
Award
Union Medal
Type
Military long service medal
Awarded for
18 years of good service
Country
South Africa
Presented by
The monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms
Eligibility
Permanent Force, all ranks
Clasps
30 years of good service
Status
Discontinued in 1961
Established
1952
First awarded
1952
18 Years and 30 Years service ribbon bars
SADF pre-1994 & SANDF post-2002 orders of wear
Next (higher)
SADF precedence:
Good Service Medal, Silver
SANDF precedence:
Medalje vir Troue Diens and Bar, 20 years
Next (lower)
SADF succession:
Permanent Force Good Service Medal
SANDF succession:
Permanent Force Good Service Medal
The Union Medal was instituted by the Union of South Africa in 1952. It was awarded to Permanent Force members of the South African Defence Force for eighteen years of service and good conduct.[1][2][3]
^Cite error: The named reference SADF 1952-1975 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Alexander, E.G.M., Barron, G.K.B. and Bateman, A.J. (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Human and Rousseau.
^Monick, S, (1988). South African Military Awards 1912-1987. South African National Museum of Military History.
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