Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
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title:
Meritorious Service Medal (Cape of Good Hope)
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In May 1895, Queen Victoria authorised Colonial governments to adopt various British military medals and to award them to members of their local permanent military forces. The Cape of Good Hope introduced this system in September 1895 and, in 1896, instituted the Meritorious Service Medal. The medal is a distinctive Colonial version of the British Meritorious Service Medal. It was coupled to a Meritorious Service Annuity and was awarded in limited numbers, usually upon retirement, to selected wa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_(Cape_of_Good_Hope)
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2020-12-31T04:06:33Z
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