| Lint voor Wonden/Lint voor Verwonding | |
|---|---|
 The Lint voor Wonden, as worn by Captain C.J. Lourens DTD of the Union Defence Forces, former Assistant Field Cornet and Adjutant of Wakkerstroom Commando during the Anglo-Boer War. The awards depicted are the Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst, Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog, Lint voor Wonden, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, the last two mounted with reverse displayed. | |
| Type | Riband |
| Awarded for | Being wounded on active service |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Presented by | the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India |
| Eligibility | Boer military veterans |
| Campaign(s) | 1899–1902 Anglo-Boer War |
| Clasps | None |
| Status | Discontinued in 1946 |
| Established | 1920 |
| First awarded | 1921 |
| Last awarded | 1949 |
| Total | 1,060 |
  SAR and OFS riband bar orientations | |
| South African order of wear | |
| Next (higher) | .svg){kind=small} Medalje voor de Anglo-Boere Oorlog |
| Next (lower) |  King's South Africa Medal |
The Lint voor Wonden (Wound Riband, also Lint voor Verwonding) is a South African military campaign award. It was instituted on 21 December 1920 as a retrospective award for Boer veteran officers and men of the 1899–1902 Second Boer War who had been wounded in action.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ The South African Military History Society – Military History Journal, Vol 1 No 1, December 1967 – Dekoratie Voor Trouwe Dienst (the D.T.D.), by D. R. Forsyth (Retrieved 2015-01-28)
- ^ Alexander, E.G.M., Barron, G.K.B. and Bateman, A.J. (1986). South African Orders, Decorations and Medals. Human and Rousseau.
- ^ Monick, S, (1988). South African Military Awards 1912–1987. South African National Museum of Military History.
- ^ South African Medal Website – Boer Republican Forces (Accessed 2 May 2015)
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