Efficiency Decoration (South Africa)
The Efficiency Decoration (South Africa), post-nominal letters ED, was instituted in 1930 for award to efficient and thoroughly capable part-time officers in the Citizen Force of the Union of South Africa after twenty years of service. The decoration superseded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration.
| Efficiency Decoration (South Africa) | |
|---|---|
Second King George V version | |
| Type | Military long service decoration |
| Awarded for | Twenty years service until 1949 Twelve years service from 1949 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Officers of the Citizen Force |
| Post-nominals | ED |
| Status | Discontinued in 1952 |
| Established | 1930 |
| Last awarded | 1952 |
| Total | 886 |
Ribbon bar | |
| South African order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (South Africa) |
| Equivalent | Efficiency Decoration Efficiency Decoration (Canada) Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand) |
| Next (lower) | Efficiency Medal (South Africa) |
The decoration was replaced by the John Chard Decoration on 6 April 1952.
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