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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 Anglo-Boer War.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst – South African Military History Society – Journal )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst – Part II – South African Military History Society – Journal )〕〔Alexander, E.G.M., Barron, G.K.B. and Bateman, A.J. (1986). ''South African Orders, Decorations and Medals''. Human and Rousseau.〕〔Monick, S, (1988). ''South African Military Awards 1912–1987''. South African National Museum of Military History.〕〔(South African Medal Website - Boer Republican Forces ) (Accessed 2 May 2015)〕〔(South African Medal Website - Post-nominal Letters ) (Accessed 28 April 2015)〕 ==Institution== The Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst (Decoration for Devoted Service), post-nominal letters DTD, was instituted in terms of Government Notice no. 2307 dated 21 December 1920 and published in the Union of South Africa Government Gazette of 24 December 1920. It was a retrospective award for distinguished and especially meritorious service by Boer veteran officers during the Anglo-Boer War between 11 October 1899 and 31 May 1902.〔〔〔〔〔 Since neither of the two Boer Republics, the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State, had official honours systems of their own, the decoration was created to afford Boer veteran officers serving as members of the Union Defence Forces parity with their fellow South Africans who had fought on the British side in the war.〔〔〔〔 During the Anglo-Boer War, Republican commanders were instructed to record the names of members of their forces who distinguished themselves in the field. The names were to be sent to the War Council for confirmation and publication in the ''Staats Courant'' (Government Gazette) with the intention to award a medal after conclusion of hostilities. Since the Republican forces were defeated, however, the intended medal never became a reality.〔 The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912. In 1913 Colonel Skinner, Commandant of the Military School in Bloemfontein, remarked on the fact that some of the officers attending a course who had fought valiantly in the Republican Forces, were without medal ribbons whilst their brother officers who had served on the British side were all well decorated. Colonel Skinner made representations to Defence Headquarters to have this omission rectified but, due to the outbreak of World War I, nothing was done about the matter until 1920 when the Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst, the Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog and the Lint voor Verwonding were instituted by King George V.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Soldier's Burden )〕〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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