The Jack Hindon Medal, post-nominal letters JHM, is a South African military decoration which was instituted in the

Republic of South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

in 1970 and which was only in use until 1975. It was awarded to other ranks for diligent service in the Commandos, the rural defence component of the South African Defence Force.South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters
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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).
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Institution

The Jack Hindon Medal, post-nominal letters JHM, was instituted by the State President in 1970.

Award criteria

The medal could be awarded to other ranks of the Commandos, the rural defence component of the South African Defence Force, for exceptionally diligent and outstanding service. The medal was named after Jack Hindon, a Scottish-born Afrikaner hero of the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the Sout ...

. The use of post-nominal letters was allowed from 1993, eighteen years after the medal had been discontinued.The South African Military History Society - Military History Journal, Vol 12 No 1, June 2001, "Oliver 'Jack' Hindon, Boer Hero and Train Wrecker" by Dudley Aitken
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Order of wear

The position of the Jack Hindon 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 finally upon the institution of a new set of awards on 27 April 2003. It remained unchanged on all three occasions.Republic of South Africa Government Gazette no. 15093, Pretoria, 3 September 1993Republic of South Africa Government Gazette Vol. 477, no. 27376, Pretoria, 11 March 2005, DTMlint

Ribbon - Military Merit Medal (South Africa)

;Official SANDF order of precedence: * Preceded by the Danie Theron Medal (DTM). * Succeeded by the Military Merit Medal (MMM). ;Official national order of precedence: * Preceded by the Danie Theron Medal (DTM). * Succeeded by the Military Merit Medal (MMM).

Description

;Obverse The Jack Hindon Medal is an oval bronze medal, to fit in a circle 38 millimetres in diameter, and depicts three Burghers raising the Vierkleur flag on top of Spioenkop after the Boer victory over British forces in 1900, during the

. It is inscribed "JACK • HINDON" at the top and "MEDALJE • MEDAL" at the bottom. ;Reverse The reverse shows the pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms. ;Ribbon The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide and yellow, with 4½ millimetres wide green bands on the edges and a 1 millimetre wide green band in the centre. The green and yellow colours have their origin in the ribbon colours of the three awards which were belatedly instituted in 1920, as retrospective awards for Boer veteran officers and men of the

of 1899–1902, the

Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst The ''Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst'', post-nominal letters DTD, is a South African military decoration. It was instituted in 1920 as a retrospective award for Boer officers of the 1899–1902 Second Boer War.Alexander, E.G.M., Barron, G.K.B. a ...

, the

Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog The ''Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog'' is a South African military campaign medal. It was instituted on 21 December 1920 as a retrospective award for Boer veteran officers and men who fought in the 1899–1902 Second Boer War.Alexander, E.G ...

and the

Lint voor Verwonding The ''Lint voor Verwonding'' (Wound Riband) is a South African military campaign award. It was instituted on 21 December 1920 as a retrospective award for Boer veteran officers and men of the 1899–1902 Second Boer War who had been wounded in ...

. For these three awards, these two colours had been gazetted as green and orange, but the orange appeared as yellow on the actual ribbons.

Discontinuation

Conferment of the Jack Hindon Medal was discontinued in 1975 and the Danie Theron Medal (DTM), hitherto reserved for officers, became available for all ranks in the Commandos.

References

{{South African military decorations and medals Military decorations and medals of South Africa Awards established in 1970 1970 establishments in South Africa Awards disestablished in 1975 1975 disestablishments in South Africa