Trans-Jordan Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Trans-Jordan Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal | |
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Ribbon bar of the medal | |
Awarded for | Long service and good conduct |
Description | Circular silver medal |
Presented by | the United Kingdom |
Eligibility | Other ranks of the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force |
Status | No longer awarded |
Established | 1938 |
Last awarded | 1948 |
Total | 112 |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Royal Naval Wireless Auxiliary Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal[1] |
Next (lower) | Union of South Africa Commemoration Medal[1] |
The Trans-Jordan Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was an official United Kingdom award relating to the Emirate of Transjordan, which was a British protectorate.
The Trans-Jordan Frontier Force (TJFF) was formed in April 1926, with the principal role of defending Trans-Jordan's northern and southern borders. It included cavalry, infantry, camel and mechanised troops with, before the Second World War, a strength of nearly 1,000 men.[2]
The long service medal was established in May 1938 by the High Commissioner for Trans-Jordan. It rewarded NCOs and men of the Trans-Jordan Frontier Force who had completed 16 years exemplary service. Earlier service in the Palestine Gendarmerie or the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion could count, provided the soldier transferred to the TJFF without a break in service. There was no provision for ribbon clasps to mark further service.[3]
The medal is silver, circular, and 36mm in diameter. The obverse bears the effigy of King George VI with, around the perimeter, the legend 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX ET INDIAE IMP:' The reverse is inscribed 'FOR LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT' over four lines with, around the circumference, the words 'TRANS-JORDAN FRONTIER FORCE'. The medal was awarded with the name and details of the recipient inscribed on its edge.[4]
The 32mm wide ribbon is crimson with a central green stripe, the same as for the West African Frontier Force and King's African Rifles Long Service and Good Conduct Medals.[5] It was worn in uniform immediately after other long service medals.[1]
A total of 112 medals were awarded, with each announced in the Palestine Gazette. Awards were discontinued in February 1948 when the TJFF was disbanded.[4]
See also
- Trans-Jordan Frontier Force
- Emirate of Transjordan
References
- ^ a b c "No. 35141". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 April 1941. p. 2288.
- ^ Roubiçek, Marcel (1974). Echo of the Bugle: Extinct Military and Constabulary Forces in Palestine & Transjordan, 1915–1967. Jerusalem: Franciscan Printing Press. Passim.
- ^ Tamplin, J.M.A. (Spring 1973). "Trans-Jordan Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal". Orders & Medals Research Society Journal. 12 (1): 24–25. ISSN 1474-3353.
- ^ a b Raw-Rees, Owain (September 2021). "The Trans-Jordan Frontier Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal". Orders & Medals Research Society Journal. 60 (3): 212–214. ISSN 1474-3353.
- ^ Mussell, John W., ed. (2014). Medal Yearbook 2015. Token Publishing Limited, Honiton, Devon. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-908-828-16-3.
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