List of Australian campaign medals

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Australian campaign medals are listed in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those campaign medals which have been independently issued by Australia to its armed forces are in bold.

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Second Boer War

World War I

World War II

Post-World War II

Australian Operational Service Medal

Foreign awards

Foreign awards commonly awarded to Australians for campaign service include:

NATO
United Nations
20th Century
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21st Century

Permission for formal acceptance and wearing of foreign awards is given by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister or the Minister responsible for Australian honours. [3]

See also

Notes

  1. Recipients of the 1914 Star are not eligible for the award of the 1914–15 Star, but may be eligible for a Clasp to the 1914 Star.
  2. 1 2 3 4 The order of wearing of the Naval General Service Medal 1915–62 and General Service Medal 1918–62 (Army and Air Force) will vary from person to person depending on when the person earned the first clasp. If the first clasp relates to service between World War I and World War II, the medals should be worn immediately after World War I war medals. If the first clasp relates to service after 2 September 1945, the medals should be worn immediately after the United Nations Service Medal for Korea.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt.
  4. 1 2 3 Only one of these three Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for two of these awards, the Star first earned is worn with the Clasp of the second Star. Only one Star and one Clasp may be worn even if the person qualified for all three Stars.
  5. 1 2 Only one of these two Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for both the Pacific Star and the Burma Star, the Star first earned was awarded together with the appropriate Clasp denoting the service that would have qualified for the other Star.
  6. Uniquely, although a foreign award, the United Nations Service Medal for Korea is worn immediately after the Korea Medal. All other foreign awards for which official permission has been given to accept and wear are worn as Foreign Awards.
  7. A person who has been awarded the Vietnam Medal, or who is eligible for the award of the Vietnam Medal, is not eligible for the award of the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal. These medals are of equal status.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Nations Medal</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Active Service Medal</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlantic Star</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1939–1945 Star</span> United Kingdom military campaign medal for service in the Second World War

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Air Crew Europe Star</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Italy Star</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operational Service Medal for the Democratic Republic of Congo</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">General Service Medal (1962)</span> Award

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Korea Medal</span> Award

The Korea Medal, sometimes referred to as the Queen's Korea Medal to distinguish it from the United Nations Service Medal, is a campaign medal created in 1951 to recognize troops from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom who had given either one day's service in an air sortie over Korea, or 28 days service offshore, during the Korean War. The medal was identical in all countries where it was awarded, except for Canada where it contained unique elements. An award distributed across the Commonwealth, the Korea Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975</span> Award

The Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 recognises the service of Australian Defence Force and certain other persons in prescribed warlike operations in the period after World War II, and prior to February 1975. The medal was established in December 1997. The Australian Active Service Medal recognises warlike service after February 1975 until 2012 when the Australian Operational Service Medal was instituted.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Service Medal</span> Award

The Australian Service Medal is an Australian military decoration. It was authorised 13 September 1988 to recognise prescribed service in peacekeeping and non-warlike operations. It is awarded with a clasp to denote the prescribed operation and subsequent awards of the medal are made in the form of additional clasps. The Australian Service Medal 1945–1975 recognises non-warlike service prior to February 1975. The Australian Service Medal was replaced in 2012 by the Australian Operational Service Medal, except for ongoing missions.

References

Citations

  1. Department of Defence - Defence Honours & Awards. Arctic Star, 15 August 2013.
  2. https://www.gg.gov.au Schedule of approved Countries and Awards - Jordan
  3. https://www.gg.gov.au [ bare URL ]

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