Meritorious Conduct Medal

Meritorious Conduct Medal
Ribbon of the medal
TypeMedal
Awarded forBrave and gallant conduct over and above the call of duty in a non-combatant capacity.
DescriptionBronze medal bearing a portrait of Cecil Rhodes.
EligibilityMembers of the Rhodesian police, security forces and civilians.
Post-nominalsM.C.M.
Campaign(s)Rhodesian Bush War.
ClaspsBronze clasp awarded for second award. No clasp ever awarded.
StatusAbolished in 1981.
Established1970
First awarded1970
Last awarded1979
Total93
Total awarded posthumously13
Total recipients92 + City of Umtali (now Mutare)
Precedence
Next (higher)Bronze Cross of Rhodesia
Next (lower)Rhodesia Prison Medal for Gallantry

The Meritorious Conduct Medal was a Rhodesian military decoration for brave and gallant conduct.