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==Adoption== In May 1894, Queen Victoria authorised Colonial governments to adopt various military medals for award to their local military forces. The [[Colony of Natal]] and the [[Cape Colony]] introduced this system in August and September 1894 respectively, and the [[Transvaal Colony]] followed in December 1902, while Australia, Canada and New Zealand also adopted the medal. However, only the Natal and Canada versions were finally awarded.{{sfn|Mussell|2014|p=91}} A territorial version of the Distinguished Conduct Medal was approved for the Union of South Africa in 1913, but was never awarded. More than 300 members of the Union Defence Forces were awarded the applicable British versions of the decoration during the two World Wars.<ref name="Colonial">[http://www.geocities.ws/militaf/mil94.htm South African Medal Website β Colonial Military Forces] (Accessed 6 May 2015)</ref><ref name="Union1913">[http://www.geocities.ws/militaf/mil13.htm South African Medal Website β Union Defence Forces (1913β1939)] (Accessed 9 May 2015)</ref> In 1903 specific [[African Distinguished Conduct Medal]]s were established for the [[King's African Rifles]] and the [[Royal West African Frontier Force]]. These were superseded by the British Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1943.{{sfn|Abbott|Tamplin|1981|p=71}} These colonial Distinguished Conduct Medals were of the same design as the British version, with an additional territorial or unit inscription on the reverse, in a curved line above the regular inscription.<ref name="Colonial"/>{{sfn|Mussell|2014|pp=91β92}}
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