▁Republic ▁veter an , ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁ 1 2 ▁mill imet res ▁wide ▁blue ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁centre , ▁ed ged ▁by ▁a ▁ 3 ▁mill imet res ▁wide ▁red ▁and ▁a ▁ 7 ▁mill imet res ▁wide ▁green ▁bands ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁a ▁ 7 ▁mill imet res ▁wide ▁orange ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 ▁mill imet res ▁wide ▁white ▁bands ▁on ▁the ▁right . ▁An ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State ▁veter an ▁would ▁wear ▁the ▁rib bon ▁revers ed , ▁with ▁the ▁white ▁band ▁at ▁left . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁Alt ogether ▁ 6 5 5 ▁decor ations ▁were ▁awarded ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁to ▁officers . ▁The ▁sole ▁exception ▁was ▁the ▁award ▁to ▁Burg her ▁A . ▁K uit , ▁who ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁decor ation ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁whilst ▁occup ying ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁In spe kte ur ▁van ▁V eld pos ▁( In spect or ▁of ▁Field ▁Post ). ▁ ▁A ▁complete ▁list ▁of ▁recip ients ▁of ▁the ▁De kor atie ▁voor ▁Tr ou we ▁Dienst ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Military ▁History ▁J ourn als ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Military ▁History ▁Society , ▁Volume ▁ 1 , ▁Num bers ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 , ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Dis continu ation ▁The ▁original ▁closing ▁date ▁for ▁applications ▁was ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not