THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 12, 1920.
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5. Desertion or dismissal with disgrace since the date of the qualifying service forfeits the decoration.
6. The decorations earned by Officers and men deceased will be issued to their legatees or next-of-kin entitled to receive them.
7. A further announcement as to the issue of the riband will be made in due course, and no application should be made pending such notification.
8. For the purposes of this Order the definition of "theatres of military operations is as in Appendix A.
APPENDIX A.
For the purpose of this order, "theatres of Military Operations are defined as under :-
1. Western European Theatre.-To include all operations in
(a) France and Belgium, between midnight 4-5th August 1914 and midnight
11-12th November 1918.
(b) Italy, between midnight 17-18th April 1917 and midnight 4-5th November
1918.
2. Balkan Theatre.---To include all operations in
(a) Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria and European Turkey, between midnight
4-5th October 1915 and midnight 11-12th November 1918.
(b) Gallipoli and islands of Aegean Sea, between midnight 24-25th April 1915
and midnight 9-10th January 1916.
Officers and men of the Plymouth and Chatham Battalions, R.M.L.I., who took part in the landing at Seddul Bahr and Kum Kale on the 4th March 1915 are eligible.
3. Russian Theatre.-To include all operations in
Russia since midnight 4-5th August 1914.
4. Egyptian Theatre.---To include all operations
(a) In Egypt, between midnight 4-5th November 1914 and midnight 18-19th March 1916, but excluding operation for which the Sultan's Sudan Medal has been awarded.
(b) Conducted by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force between midnight 18-19th March 1916 and midnight 31st October-1st November 1918, but excluding operations for which the Sultan's Sudan Medal has been awarded.
5. African Theatre.-To include all operations as set forth below but excluding local military operations against native tribes or rebels for which the African G.S. Medal is awarded--
(a) In British, German, and Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia, between midnight 19-20th August 1914 and midnight 25-26th November 1918.
(b) In German South-West Africa and on the adjacent borders of the Union of South Africa between midnight 19-20th August 1914 and midnight 9-10th July 1915.
(e) In Kamerun and on Eastern and Northern Frontiers of Nigeria between
midnight 23rd-24th August 1914 and midnight 18-19th February 1916. (d) In Nigeria between midnight 4-5th January 1917 and midnight 15-16th
May 1917.
(e) In Togoland between midnight 6-7th August 1914 and midnight 26-27th
August 1914.
6. Asiatic Theatre. To include all operations
(a) In Hedjaz, between midnight 4-5th November 1914 and midnight 13-14th
January 1919.
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