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4 Post-World War II. 5 Australian Operational Service Medal. 6 Foreign awards. ... Australian campaign medals are listed in order of precedence as defined in ...
The majority of the awards were for action in the First World War when a total of 64 medals were awarded. Nine of these awards were for action during the Gallipoli Campaign. 20 medals were awarded for action in the Second World War, 6 in the Second Boer War, 4 in the Vietnam War and 2 in the Russian Civil War. [1]
Pages in category "Australian recipients of the Military Medal" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
World War II: No. 4 Squadron RAAF: Papua [8] Edward Thompson Mobsby: 1942* World War II: Royal Australian Air Force: Papua [9] John Ronald Mowbray: 1942: World War II: No. 4 Squadron RAAF: Buna, Papua [10] Harold Edward Patch: 1953: Korean War: Australian Army [11] Keith Payne: 1969: Vietnam War: Australian Army Training Team Vietnam [12 ...
Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939. On 14 September Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced that 40,000 members of the Militia would be called up for training and a 20,000-strong expeditionary force, designated the Second Australian Imperial Force, would be formed for overseas service. Like its predecessor, the Second AIF was a ...
The reverse shows the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia surrounded by the words 'THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939–1945'. [5] The 32-millimetre (1.3 in) wide medal ribbon has a wide khaki central stripe, flanked by two narrow red stripes, with edge stripes of dark blue on the left and light blue on the right.
Pages in category "Australian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 235 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of Australia" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .