▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁George ▁Cross ▁( GC ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁( D SO ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁National ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁▁▁ ▁Official ▁S AN DF ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁President ' s ▁Medal ▁for ▁Sho oting ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁B oph uth ats w ana . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁( D SO ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁Official ▁national ▁order ▁of ▁preced ence : ▁ ▁Pre ced ed ▁by ▁the ▁George ▁Cross ▁( GC ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁S uc ceed ed ▁by ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order ▁( D SO ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁De kor atie ▁voor ▁Tr ou we ▁Dienst ▁in ▁the ▁official ▁order ▁of ▁wear ▁remained ▁un changed ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁decor ations ▁and ▁med als ▁were ▁bel ated ly ▁instit uted ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁former ▁non - stat ut ory ▁forces , ▁the ▁Az an ian ▁People ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Army ▁and ▁Um kh onto ▁we ▁S iz we , ▁and ▁again ▁upon ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁awards ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁