▁members ▁of ▁their ▁forces ▁who ▁distinguished ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁The ▁names ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Council ▁for ▁confirm ation ▁and ▁publication ▁in ▁the ▁Staats ▁Cour ant ▁( G overn ment ▁Gazette ) ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁to ▁award ▁a ▁medal ▁after ▁conclusion ▁of ▁host ilities . ▁Since ▁the ▁Republican ▁forces ▁were ▁defeated , ▁however , ▁the ▁intended ▁medal ▁never ▁became ▁a ▁reality . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁Def ence ▁Forces ▁( U DF ) ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Colonel ▁Sk inner , ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁School ▁in ▁Blo em f onte in , ▁remarked ▁on ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁officers ▁att ending ▁a ▁course , ▁who ▁had ▁fought ▁val i antly ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁Forces , ▁were ▁without ▁medal ▁rib b ons ▁whilst ▁their ▁brother ▁officers , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁side , ▁were ▁all ▁well ▁decor ated . ▁Colonel ▁Sk inner ▁made ▁representations ▁to ▁Def ence ▁Head quarters ▁to ▁have ▁this ▁om ission ▁rect ified ▁but , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁nothing ▁was ▁done ▁about ▁the ▁matter ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁De kor atie ▁voor ▁Tr ou we ▁Dienst , ▁the ▁Medal je ▁voor ▁de ▁Ang lo - Bo ere ▁O or log ▁and ▁the ▁L int ▁voor ▁Ver w ond ing ▁were ▁instit uted ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁V . ▁ ▁Award ▁criteria ▁The ▁De kor atie ▁voor ▁Tr