A Collection of Medals Featuring The Efficiency Medal in its Various Forms in the UK and India
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GSM Malaya, EM(AER) and EM(TAVR) Trio: EM(TAVR) with Clasp & Cadet Forces Medal, served with SAS: Very Scarce EM(T) EIIR to the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire Regiment: Gulf Medal & 2 Clasp EM(TAVR): Scarce EM(T)(1982) and Clasp to Royal Irish Reg: Very Scarce EM(T) EIIR to Ayrshire Yeomanry: EM(T) EIIR to Inns of Court Regiment and 1st Clasp to Inns of Court Yeomanry: EM Militia GV 14-15 Trio Group : EM Militia GV Group with WW2 Medals: EM(T) (1982) with Clasp Group with Iraq Medal& Clasp & Golden Jubilee Medal: BEM, TD & EM(T) Group to ATS, WRAC & Red Cross:
Southern Rhodesia 1933 - 1967
X1295 W.O.1 Joseph Pichanick
War Medal
Efficiency Medal SOUTHERN RHODESIA GVI 1st Type (X1295 W.O.1 Joseph Pickanick)
Surname incorrectly spelt on medal
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Efficiency Medal: Rhodesia Gazette 1st February 1946
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Joseph Pichanick was born on 3 January 1915 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), In 1920 the family left Rhodesia for England on board the "Edinburgh Castle", arriving in Southampton on the 2nd Feb 1920. The family stayed at 4 Gloucester Terrace, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester (More Research).
Edinburgh Castle
The entire family then returned to Rhodesia via Cape Town on board the SS Barrabool" arriving on the 4th May 1922.
SS Barrabool
He attended Prince Edward School, Salisbury and then University in Cape Town from 1932-1936 and qualified as B.A., L.L.B. Like many in Rhodesia he served in the Southern Rhodesia Territorial Force and during the Second World War in East Africa he must have done full time service as he qualified for the War Medal (if it had been part time it would have been the Southern Rhodesia Service Medal) and the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, which was awarded in 1/02/1946. He was discharged on 26 January 1946.In 1952 he was a working as a book seller and provider of stationary and lived at 26 Harvey Brown Avenue, Salisbury.
CR663 T/Lieut. Alastair C. McLean
Rhodesia General Service Medal (4655J F/R A. C. McLean) with original Ticker Tape Name
Rhodesia Police Reserve Faithful Service Medal (4655J F/R A. C. McLean)
1939-45 Star
Africa Star
Defence Medal
War Medal
Efficiency Medal SOUTHERN RHODESIA GVI 1st Type Southern Rhodesia (CR663 T/Lieut. Alastair C. McLean)
Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R. 2nd Type (Alastair C. McLean)
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Efficiency Medal: Rhodesia Gazette 1st Nov 1946
Alastair Charles McLean served during World War II as a member of the Southern Rhodesia Territorial Force (SRTF). The award of his Africa Star is noted in the Southern Rhodesia War Diary 1939-45, Vol, 2, page 413 (TNA WO333/2). He also qualified for the Territorial Efficiency Medal with bar Southern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia Gazette 1st November 1946.
Old Miltonian and is one of those listed in their yearbook as having joined His Majesty's Forces for WWII.
He enlisted in the BSAP Reserve (date unknown) and qualified for the award of the Special Constabulary Medal (date unknown). This is not unusual as it is known that there is a gap in the medal roll from 1960-1965 of members who were awarded this medal. Later he was awarded a RhGSM (Supplement to BSAP Reserve Force Orders, 15th Schedule, 8 May 1975, Page 9) and a Police Reserve Long Service Medal (The Rhodesia Government Gazette, 31 October 1975, Vol LIII, No 49, Page 1264)
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11 JUNE, 1943
A.C.F. Section.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts.:
— 18th Apr. 1942: — Alastair Charles McLEAN (270510).
SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 MARCH, 1946
The undermentioned relinquish their commns. on appt. to S. Rhod. Forces: —
— 26th June 1943: — War Subs. Lt. A. C. MCLEAN (270510)
Zimbabwe Government Gazette 7th November 1980
General Notice 1018 of 1980. _
CUSTOMS AND EXCISE ACT [CHAPTER 177]
Customs Rummage Sale, Bulawayo
One Tin Musgrave Magna powder 8.7.79 Consigned by A.C.Mclean