Orders, Decorations and Medals of Australia

Links and other references

Acknowledgements

Many of the images come from material sent to me by the Australian Government, Australian Ministry of Defence, and the National Museum Australia. Particular thanks are also due to Lukasz Grazewski and Greg Henderson who provided a wealth of information and pictures. Detective Constable Vince Pannell supplied information about Police medals and Arjeh van der Sluis found me the police website, Douglas Bunney sent a picture of his own Cadet Forces Medal, Andrew Dixon told me about a new bar for the Active Service Medal and Paul Macpherson pointed out an error!

Grateful thanks to Dix Noonan Webb, who have allowed the use of images from their catalogues.

Links

It's an Honour: The Australian Honours System - official Australian government site, including details of recent awards, official announcements and searchable lists of those awarded Australian honours.

The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia - Australian Honours and Awards

Australian Ministry of Defence - Honours and Awards

Australian Federal Police - Honours and Awards

Antonio Prieto Barrio - Ribbons of Australia - Page 1 - Page 2 - Page 3 - Page 4 - Page 5 - Page 6 - Page 7

Bob Buick - Australian Medals 1939-2000 - a fine descriptive site by a distinguished Australian soldier (archived February 2017).

David Devine - Rusty Knight's Place: Australia

Lukasz Gaszewski - Australia: Ribbons and Rackbuilder

Ilja Repetski - World Awards: Australia

Eric Semon - Décorations Australiennes

Mario Volpe - Tavole ordini AUSTRALIA E NUOVA ZELANDA

Yuri Yashnev - For Merit: Australia

Vietnam Veterans' Association of Australia - details the medals awarded to those who served in that conflict and includes citations for many of the decorations received.

Wikipedia - Australian Honours System

MedalBook - Australia

Text References

Безруков М. П., Туровский А. Е. (2013) Награды государств мира. Тула: Гриф и К [Bezrukov M.P., Turovsky A.E. (2013) Awards of the States of the World. Tula: Grif and K.]

Brodrick, Ll. (2015) The Police Overseas Service Medal (of Australia). Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 66(3):4-18.

Clark, R. (1976). The New Decorations of Australia. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 27(4):3-8.

Emering, E.J. (2000). New Awards: Gulf War, Former Yugoslavia, Kosovo and East Timor. Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 51(5):19-23.

Emering, E.J. (2004) Medals of the 21st Century Afghanistan.War: Including Operation "Enduring Freedom" and the International Security Assistance Force Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 55(5):2-16.

Ingram, K.R. (1993) Honors, Medals and Awards of the Korean War 1950-1953 Prospect Press, New York

Johnson, C. (2009) Australians Awarded. Rennicks Publications, NSW.

Minnich, M. and von Stanke, G.T. (1996) Clasps for the New Australian Medals Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 47(9):11-14.

Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General (2020) Australian Bravery Decorations (7th Edition). Government House, Canberra.

Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General (2020) Conspicuous Service Decorations (3rd Edition). Government House, Canberra.

Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General (2020) Meritorious Service Awards (3rd Edition). Government House, Canberra.

Repetski, I. (2025) World Awards: Orders and Medals of Australia (PDF download)

Sargent, J.C. (1985) New Zealand and Australian Vietnam Service Medals Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 36(12):19.

Sargent, R.E. (1997) Medals of the New South Wales Corrective Services Department Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 48(7):34-38.

Sargent, R.E. (2000) New Clasp for the New South Wales Corrective Services Department Meritorious Service Medal Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 51(3):32

Stanke, G.T. von, (1991) Australian Bravery Decorations Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 42(8-9): 20-23.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1991) The Order of Australia Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 42(12): 4-18.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1992) Australian Defense Force Long Service Medals Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 43(8-9): 42-45.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1992) Australia's New Armed Forces Awards Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 43(11): 43-48.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1993) Australia's New Armed Forces Awards Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 44(1-2):34-36.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1995) Two Australian Police Medals Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 46(5):6-9.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1996) The Australian Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945 Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 47(2):35-36.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1996) Australia's New Armed Forces Awards,Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 47(7):28-35.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1996) The Australian National Medal,Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 46(8):23-26.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1997) Clasps for the Australian Police Overseas Medal Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 48(3):19-21.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1999) The Australian Vietnam Logistical Support Medal,Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 50(3):25-26.

Stanke, G.T. von, (1999) The Imperial Version of the Australian Service Medal,Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 50(6):32.

Stanke, G.T. von, (2000) The Gallipoli Star: An Australian ANZAC Commemorative Medal Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 51(1):32-25.

Stanke, G.T. von, (2000) The Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 51(5):31-32.

Stanke, G.T. von, (2001) Sapper Haines and Australia's 80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 52(2):29-32.

Stanke, G.T. von, (2001) The Australian Service Medal 1945-1975,Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America 52(3):29-30.

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