{"product_id":"rhodesian-general-service-medal-british-south-africa-police-field-reservist","title":"Rhodesian General Service Medal British South Africa Police Field Reservist","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eRhodesian General Service Medal – Field Reservist M. H. Knott, British South Africa Police\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eRhodesian General Service Medal – \u003cb\u003e30686 D F\/R M. H. KNOTT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA well-presented and correctly impressed example of the \u003cb\u003eRhodesian General Service Medal\u003c\/b\u003e, named on the rim to \u003cb\u003e30686 D F\/R M. H. KNOTT\u003c\/b\u003e. His entry appears in the Supplement to BSAP Reserve Force Orders as \u003cb\u003eNo. 30686D, Field Reservist M. H. Knott\u003c\/b\u003e, with the medal officially awarded on \u003cb\u003e20 December 1979\u003c\/b\u003e during the final months of the Rhodesian Bush War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe rank \u003cb\u003eF\/R\u003c\/b\u003e denotes \u003ci\u003eField Reservist\u003c\/i\u003e — a member of the British South Africa Police Reserve mobilised for operational duties. Field Reservists played a vital role in the counter-insurgency effort, deployed on rural patrols, convoy protection, security tasks in high-risk areas, and joint operations alongside regular BSAP units, PATU teams, and Rhodesian Army elements. Service in \u003cb\u003eMatabeleland Province\u003c\/b\u003e, where Knott is recorded, was particularly demanding during this late-war period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe Rhodesian General Service Medal was instituted in \u003cb\u003e1968\u003c\/b\u003e and awarded for service “on operations combatting terrorists or enemy incursions into Rhodesia.” Struck in cupro-nickel by Matthews Manufacturing of Bulawayo, it features the portrait of \u003cb\u003eCecil Rhodes\u003c\/b\u003e on the obverse and the \u003cb\u003eArms of Rhodesia\u003c\/b\u003e on the reverse. The ribbon incorporates the colours of the \u003cb\u003eBSAP\u003c\/b\u003e (Oxford blue and old gold), the \u003cb\u003eRhodesian Army\u003c\/b\u003e (guardsman red), and the \u003cb\u003eRhodesian Air Force\u003c\/b\u003e (Cambridge blue). Each medal was impressed in small capitals with the recipient’s service number, rank, and name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMedals named to \u003cb\u003eBSAP Field Reservists\u003c\/b\u003e are always appealing, reflecting the important and often hazardous duties carried out by part-time police members during the height of the Bush War. As one of the tens of thousands of men and women who contributed to national security during this turbulent era, Knott’s service is fully verified by surviving BSAP records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eA desirable and properly documented medal awarded on \u003cb\u003e20 December 1979\u003c\/b\u003e — a late-war BSAP issue to a Field Reservist serving in Matabeleland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAJMS Medals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AJMS Medals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52877727203674,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/9850\/1466\/files\/20251126_131235.png?v=1764339080","url":"https:\/\/ajms-medals.com\/products\/rhodesian-general-service-medal-british-south-africa-police-field-reservist","provider":"AJMS Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}