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POST 1922 AND THE SUDAN DEFENCE FORCE 85


SUDAN DEFENCE FORCE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1933, unnamed, with ribbon, nearly extremely fine


£200-250


The Sudan Defence Force General Service Medal was instituted on 4 November 1933, for award to personnel of the Sudan Defence Force (SDF) and Police, on the recommendation of the Kaid El’Amm for service in the field on minor campaigns in the Sudan, post 1933. A silver medal, the obverse bearing the cypher of the Governor General of the Sudan, and reverse, a stationary group of typical Sudanese soldiers, and below them, “The Sudan” in Arabic. The ribbon is a royal blue central stripe, edged by two yellow, then two black stripes. No clasps to be awarded. (The medal was also awarded for action against Italian forces in certain areas of the Sudan from June 1940 to November 1941). Approx. 4,700 medals issued.


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SUDAN DEFENCE FORCE LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, bronze, edge named in Arabic script to ‘46 Shaweesh (Sergeant) Ahmed Ali Mohammed, Equat? Battalion’, with ribbon, extremely fine £200-250


The Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was instituted on 4 November 1933, for award to personnel of the Sudan Defence Force (SDF) and Police, on the recommendation of the Kaid El’Amm for 18 years good conduct in the EA or SDF. Service as a boy does not count towards the medal. A bronze medal with the cypher of the Governor General of the Sudan on the obverse, and on the reverse a trophy of arms, with the words “The Sudan - For Long Service and Good Conduct” in Arabic. The ribbon is green, with broad black edges. A scarce medal with only 931 struck. Issued named and numbered.


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SUDAN DEFENCE FORCES NATIVE OFFICERS’ DECORATION, silver, edge named in Arabic script to ‘Kaimakan (Lieutenant-Colonel) Najib Bek Youssef Younis, Sudan Medical Service’, incorrect ribbon, nearly extremely fine £650-700


The Sudan Defence Force (SDF) Native Officers Decoration was instituted on 4 Nov. 1933 for personnel of the SDF and Police, on the recommendation of the Kaid El’Amm for award to officers native to the Sudan, and Syrian Medical Officers who have 18 years service with EA or SDF. (Up to half of time served in the ranks of the EA or SDF could count.) A silver medal with the cypher of the Governor General of the Sudan on the obverse, and on the reverse, a trophy of arms with the words “The Sudan - For Long and Valuable Service” in Arabic. The ribbon is green edged with broad purple stripes, with a narrow central purple stripe. A rare medal with only 91 struck. Issued named and numbered.


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SUDAN POLICE AND PRISON SERVICE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL, with Second Award Bar, silver, unnamed, mounted as worn, good very fine, scarce £250-300


The Sudan Police and Prison Service Medals for Meritorious Service was instituted in 1948. This silver medal has the words ‘the Sudan Police and Prison Service Medal’ in classical Arabic on the obverse and the words ‘For Meritorious Service’ on the reverse. The ribbon has a yellow centre with two broad blue edges, separated by two thin white stripes. It can be awarded only to members of the Sudan Prisons Service, including emergency, supernumerary, and special police and warders. The medal has the name, number and Province of the recipient engraved on the rim. About 100 were awarded.These awards were not open to British Police officers of the Police or Prison Service, nor to Ghaffirs, Chiefs of Police, Nazir’s Police or Police belonging to any local Government body unless they were brought under a Police Ordinance. A bar may be awarded for each further act of meritorious service deemed worthy of recognition.


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SUDAN POLICE AND PRISON SERVICE GALLANTRY MEDAL, with Second Award Bar, silver, unnamed, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine, rare


£350-400


This silver medal has the words “the Sudan Police and Prison Service Medal” in classical Arabic on the obverse and the words “For Gallantry” on the reverse. The ribbon is yellow with two broad blue edges separated by two thin white stripes. There is a thin red stripe in the centre of the two blue stripes. The medal has the name, number and Province of the recipient engraved on the rim. About 30 were awarded.


These awards were not open to British Police officers of the Police or Prison Service, nor to Ghaffirs, Chiefs of Police, Nazir’s Police or Police belonging to any local Government body unless they were brought under a Police Ordinance. A bar may be awarded for each further act of gallantry deemed worthy of recognition.


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