Australian Service Medal 1945–1975

Description

• The Australian Service Medal 1945-1975 is a nickel-silver medal ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse features the Commonwealth Coat of Arms above a spray of golden wattle surrounded by the words 'THE AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975'.
• The reverse of the medal shows the Federation Star and golden wattle with space for recipient's details.
• The medal ribbon has a central gold stripe flanked by two green stripes which in turn are flanked by navy blue, khaki and light blue stripes from the Australia Service Medal 1939-45
• A nickel-silver clasp with the name of the theatre or action for which the award is made is presented with the medal.

  Clasps

Berlin

FESR

Germany

Indonesia

• the UN Good Offices Commission from 1 August 1947 to 1 January 1949
• the UN Commission for Indonesia from 1 January 1949 to 30 April 1951

  Japan

Kashmir

Korea

• the UN Commission in Korea from 9 June 1950 to 23 June 1950.
• the British Commonwealth Forces Korea in Japan & Okinawa from 29 April 1952 to 26 August 1957.
• service afloat and in the air off Korea to 100 miles from 28 July 1953 to 26 August 1957.
• Ceasefire monitoring activities in Korea, from 28 July 1953 to 26 August 1957.
• the UN Command from 27 August 1957 to 13 February 1975

  PNG

Southwest Pacific

• RAAF service on Bathurst, Champagny and Sir Graham Moore Island with Long Range Navigation Stations from 3 September 1945 to 24 November 1946.
• islands in South-West Pacific area, Dutch East Indies, Burma & Malaya/Singapore, from 3 September 1945 to 24 November 1946.
• RAAF service on Morotai Island from 25 November 1946 to 10 July 1948.
• RAAF service on Cocos Island with No. 2 Airfield Construction Squadron from 18 November 1951 to 22 January 1954.
• minesweeping service afloat with the RAN in:
• * waters off coast of China & the South-West Pacific from 3 September 1945 to 30 December 1946.
• * all Australian waters from 3 September 1945 to 16 August 1948.
• * the Netherlands Indies from 25 November 1946 to 30 December 1946.
• * waters off Solomon Islands from 25 November 1946 to 16 August 1948.
• undertaking bomb & mine clearance:
• * along the coast of Queensland from 3 September 1945 to 31 May 1950.
• * in the Solomon Islands 25 November 1946 to 10 November 1956.
• War Graves on Labuan, Ambon and Borneo Islands from 25 November 1946 to 20 September 1947.

  Middle East

• the UN Truce Supervision Organization from 11 June 1948 to 13 February 1975.
• No 78 Wing Malta from 9 July 1952 to 1 December 1954
• the UN Observation Group in Lebanon from 11 July 1958 to 9 December 1958.
• the UN Yemen Observer Mission from 4 July 1963 to 4 September 1964.
• the Second UN Emergency Force from 25 October 1973 to 13 February 1975.
• the UN Disengagement Observer Force from 3 June 1974 to 13 February 1975.

  Southeast Asia

• on land in Malaysia, from 1 August 1960 to 16 August 1964, and from 12 August 1966 to 14 March 1975.
• on land in Singapore from 1 August 1960 to 16 August 1964, and from 12 August 1966 to 14 March 1975
• on land in Thailand from 2 July 1955 to 24 June 1965, and from 1 September 1968 to 30 October 1971.
• on land in Vietnam from 2 July 1955 to 30 July 1962.
• on land in Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia from 2 July 1955 to 14 March 1975.
• on RAN ships with the ANZUK force from 31 October 1971 to 14 March 1975.

  Special OPs

Thailand

• at RTAF Base Ubon from 1 May 1962 – 24 June 1965.
• on Operation CROWN, with 2 Field Troop, RAE, at Ban Kok Talat from 1 May 1962 – 24 June 1965.

  West New Guinea