African Distinguished Conduct Medal

The African Distinguished Conduct Medal was a military decoration awarded to members of the Royal West African Frontier Force and the King's African Rifles. It is sometimes known as the Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal or King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal. It could also be awarded to the Somaliland Camel Corps. The medal was awarded until 1942 when it was replaced by the Imperial Distinguished Conduct Medal. Awards of the medal were gazetted in the appropriate colonial gazettes.

Appearance
The African Distinguished Conduct Medal was round and made of silver, it was 36 mm in diameter. The obverse of the medal depicts the effigy of the reigning sovereign. The reverse bears the inscription in four lines FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT IN THE FIELD. Around the top edge was inscribed either KING'S AFRICAN RIFLES, WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE, or ROYAL WEST AFRICAN FRONTIER FORCE (after 1928).