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The Australian honours and awards system refers to all orders, decorations, and medals, as instituted by letters patent from the Monarch of Australia and countersigned by the Australian prime minister at the time, that have been progressively introduced since 14 February 1975. The Australian honours and awards system excludes all state and ...
More info below. Ribbons: general division; military division. The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. [ 1 ] It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of then prime minister Gough Whitlam.
General Service Medal 1962 [note 3] Vietnam Medal. Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal [note 7] Australian Active Service Medal [note 3] International Force East Timor Medal (INTERFET) Afghanistan Medal. Iraq Medal. Australian Service Medal 1945–1975 [note 3] Australian General Service Medal for Korea.
Commendation for Distinguished Service. The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force. It is awarded for distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations. The DSC was introduced in 1991 and is the highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours ...
The Australian Operational Service Medal is a campaign medal established by Royal Letters Patent on 22 May 2012. [6] This campaign medal was instituted as a replacement for future issues of the Australian Active Service Medal and Australian Service Medal and operational campaign medals for the Australian Defence Force, as well as to recognise the service of Defence civilians in declared ...
Meritorious Unit Citation. The Meritorious Unit Citation is a collective group decoration awarded to members of Australian military units. It recognises sustained outstanding service in warlike operations. The Meritorious Unit Citation was created in 1991, along with the Unit Citation for Gallantry.
The Defence Long Service Medal is an Australian military award given for long service by permanent and reserve members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), irrespective of rank. It was introduced in 1998, and replaced the suite of ADF service awards introduced in 1982, which comprised the Defence Force Service Medal, the Reserve Force Medal ...
Military Cross. The Military Medal (MM) was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other arms of the armed forces, and to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land. The award was established in 1916, with retrospective application to 1914, and was awarded to ...