| Efficiency Medal (South Africa) | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Military long service medal |
| Awarded for | Twelve years of efficient service |
| Country |  Union of South Africa |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Part-time other ranks and some officers |
| Clasps | For further periods of 6 years service |
| Status | Discontinued in 1952 |
| Established | 1930 |
| Last awarded | 1952 |
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| South African order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_South_Africa_(1928-1982).svg){kind=small} Efficiency Decoration (South Africa) |
| Equivalent | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg){kind=small} Efficiency Medal&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg){kind=small} Efficiency Medal (New Zealand) |
| Next (lower) | Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
The Efficiency Medal (South Africa) was instituted in 1930 for award to part-time warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men after twelve years of efficient service on the active list of the Citizen Force of the Union of South Africa. At the same time, a clasp was instituted for award to holders of the medal upon completion of further periods of six years of efficient service. The medal superseded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.[1][2]
The Efficiency Medal (South Africa) was superseded by the John Chard Medal in 1952.[2][3][4]
- ^ "No. 33653". The London Gazette. 17 October 1930. p. 6311.
- ^ a b Alexander, EGM; Barron, GKB; Bateman, AJ (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Cape Town: Human and Rousseau Publishers. p. 160. ISBN 0-7981-1895-4.
- ^ South African Medal Website - Union Defence Forces (1939-52) (Accessed 3 May 2015)
- ^ Government Notice no. 1982 of 1 October 1954 - Order of Precedence of Orders, Decorations and Medals, published in the Government Gazette of 1 October 1954.