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词条 SADF Champion Shot Medal
释义

  1. The South African military

  2. Institution

  3. Award criteria

  4. Order of wear

  5. Description

  6. Discontinuation

  7. Recipients

  8. References

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The SADF Champion Shot Medal is a military medal which was instituted by the Republic of South Africa in 1975. It was awarded to the champion shots of the annual South African Defence Force Shooting Championships in the categories of full-bore, small-bore, service shooting and pistol. The medal could be won multiple times, with each subsequent award indicated by a bar.[1]

The South African military

The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958. On 27 April 1994, it was integrated with six other independent forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).[1][2][3]

Institution

The SADF Champion Shot Medal, which replaced the Commandant General's Medal, was instituted by the State President by Warrant dated 1 October 1975, published in Government Gazette no. 4874 dated 17 October 1975.[4][5]

Award criteria

From 1976, four medals were awarded annually to the champion shots of the South African Defence Force Shooting Championships in the categories of full-bore, small-bore, service shooting and pistol respectively. The medal could be won multiple times and each subsequent award was indicated by the addition of a Bar. Champions who had already been awarded the defunct Commandant General's Medal were awarded Bars to add to their existing medal.[1][6]

Order of wear

{{main|South African military decorations order of wear#Order of wear}}

The position of the SADF Champion Shot Medal in the official order of precedence was revised three times after 1975, to accommodate the inclusion or institution of new decorations and medals, first upon the integration into the South African National Defence Force on 27 April 1994, again in April 1996 when decorations and medals were belatedly instituted for the two former non-statutory forces, the Azanian People's Liberation Army and Umkhonto we Sizwe, and again upon the institution of a new set of awards on 27 April 2003, but it remained unchanged on all three occasions.[7][8]

Official SANDF order of precedence
  • Preceded by the Commandant General's Medal of the Republic of South Africa.
  • Succeeded by the National Cadet Bisley Grand Champion Medal of the Republic of South Africa.[7][8]
Official national order of precedence
  • Preceded by the Commandant General's Medal of the Republic of South Africa.
  • Succeeded by the National Cadet Bisley Grand Champion Medal of the Republic of South Africa.[7][8]

Description

Obverse

The SADF Champion Shot Medal is a medallion struck in silver, 3 millimetres thick at the centre and 38 millimetres in diameter, depicting the five-pointed outline of the Castle of Good Hope, with a laurel between the two points at the bottom and proteas between the others. A roundel in the centre has two crossed rifles over a shooting target, with a shooting range in the background. It is inscribed "SAW KAMPIOENSKUT-MEDALJE" and "SADF CHAMPION SHOT MEDAL" below the target, each language in two lines. The suspender is decorated with protea leaves.[2][6][17]

Reverse

The reverse has the pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms and the medal number is impressed at the bottom of the medal on the rim.[9]

Ribbon

The ribbon is the same as for the Commandant General's Medal, 32 millimetres wide, with a 6 millimetres wide light blue band and a 7 millimetres wide dark orange band, repeated in reverse order and separated by a 6 millimetres wide navy blue band in the centre. Dark orange, light blue and navy blue are the colours of the three Arms of the Service, the South African Army, the South African Air Force and the South African Navy.[1][9]

Bar

The Bar is of silver and has a shooting target embossed in the centre.[2] When ribbons alone are worn, separate circular buttons are worn on the ribbon bar to denote each subsequent award of the medal.[6]

Discontinuation

Conferment of the medal was discontinued in respect of championships on or after 27 April 2003.[10][11] No new medal was instituted to replace it.[6]

Recipients

The champions from 1976 to 1986 are listed in the table. An award of a bar to a recipient of the defunct Commandant General's Medal is denoted by "(CGM)" after his surname.[6]

YearRankInitialsSurnameService
Arm
1976MajA.L.van Graan (CGM)SA Army
1976CaptS.D.van NiekerkSA Army
1976S SgtJ.A.van RhynSA Army
1976CmdtD.BadenhorstSAAF
1977CaptL.A.TerblancheSA Army
1977S SgtJ.A.van RhynSA Army
1977CplJ.D.BerrySA Army
1977CmdtD.BadenhorstSAAF
1978MajC.F.SchoemanSA Army
1978MajS.P.BezuidenhoutSA Army
1978SeaW.BoschSAN
1978S LtG.de VriesSAN
1979CaptL.A.TerblancheSA Army
1979ColC.H.le RouxSA Army
1979CplH.F.P.RautenbachSA Army
1979F SgtP.WeepnerSAAF
1980MajE.M.MaloneSA Army
19802 LtG.S.PotgieterSA Army
1980COP.BothaSA Army
1980CplJ.H.J.WesselsSA Army
1981S SgtA.P.van NiekerkSA Army
1981COP.BothaSA Army
1981MajE.M.MaloneSA Army
19812 LtG.S.PotgieterSA Army
1983BrigA.P.MollerSA Army
1983PteL.J.DriskelSA Army
1983CaptG.S.PotgieterSA Army
1983CmdtE.M.MaloneSA Army
1984ColG.A.van ZylSA Army
1984CplP.J.KorkleSA Army
1984RfnB.G.EnslinSA Army
1984WO2P.WeepnerSAAF
1985CaptG.J.P.BurgerSAN
1985RfnI.CookSA Army
1985COG.C.O.LandmanSA Army
1985WO1P.WeepnerSAAF
1986PteM.J.van WykSA Army
1986SgtF.A.WoodrupSAAF
1986WO2N.M.B.van DeventerSA Army
1986ColC.H.le RouxSA Army

References

1. ^South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1975-2003 (Accessed 30 April 2015)
2. ^South African Medal Website - SA Defence Force : 1952-1975 (Accessed 30 April 2015)
3. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 457, no. 25213, Pretoria, 25 July 2003
4. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette no. 4874, Pretoria, 17 October 1975.
5. ^South African Medal Website - Legal aspects - Fount of Honour (Accessed 1 May 2015)
6. ^The Queen's/King's Medal for Champion Shots - South Africa - South African Defence Force - The SADF Champion Shot Medal (Retrieved 11 February 2015)
7. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette no. 15093, Pretoria, 3 September 1993
8. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005. {{OCLC|72827981}}
9. ^[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SADF_Champion_Shot_Medal.jpg SADF Champion Shot Medal picture]
10. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 457, no. 25213, Pretoria, 25 July 2003
11. ^Republic of South Africa Government Gazette no. 26778, Pretoria, 17 September 2004
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