Jack Hindon Medal

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).^[2][4][5]

The Jack Hindon Medal, post-nominal letters JHM, was instituted by the State President in 1970.^[4]

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 use of post-nominal letters was allowed from 1993, eighteen years after the medal had been discontinued.^{[1][2][6][7][8]}

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.^[6][9]

Official SANDF order of precedence

• Preceded by the Danie Theron Medal (DTM).
• Succeeded by the Military Merit Medal (MMM).^[6][9]

Official national order of precedence

• Preceded by the Danie Theron Medal (DTM).
• Succeeded by the Military Merit Medal (MMM).^[6][9]