ou we ▁Dienst ▁could ▁be ▁awarded ▁to ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State ▁whose ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁had ▁been ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁distinguished ▁and ▁mer itor ious ▁nature ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence , ▁they ▁des erved ▁special ▁recognition . ▁Re cip ients ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁serving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Def ence ▁Forces , ▁or ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Def ence ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁gaz ett ed ▁reg ulations , ▁in ▁effect , ▁actually ▁ex cluded ▁many ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁Bo er ▁side , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁foreign ▁units ▁and ▁potentially ▁also ▁the ▁Natal ▁and ▁Cape ▁reb els . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁wear ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁De kor atie ▁voor ▁Tr ou we ▁Dienst ▁was ▁instit uted ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁by ▁His ▁Royal ▁High ness , ▁the ▁Governor ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁the ▁decor ation ▁was ▁never ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁wear ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Central ▁Ch anc ery ▁of ▁the ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Kn ighth ood . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁order ▁of ▁wear , ▁however , ▁the ▁De kor atie ▁voor ▁Tr ou we ▁Dienst ▁took ▁preced ence ▁in ▁we aring