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Ribbon: 32 mm, crimson</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Military_decoration" class="mw-redirect" title="Military decoration">Military decoration</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Awarded for</th><td class="infobox-data">"[T]he most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy."<sup id="cite_ref-VCAregs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCAregs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Description</th><td class="infobox-data">Bronze <a href="/wiki/Cross_patt%C3%A9e" title="Cross pattée">cross pattée</a> with crown and lion superimposed, and motto: 'For Valour'</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General of Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Eligibility</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">Australian military personnel</a> and other persons approved by the minister of Defence</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Post-nominals</th><td class="infobox-data">VC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Currently awarded</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">15 January 1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">16 January 2009</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Special_Honours_(Australia)" title="2024 Special Honours (Australia)">11 November 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Advice_(constitutional_law)" title="Advice (constitutional law)">advice</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hawke" title="Bob Hawke">Bob Hawke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total awarded posthumously</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Total recipients</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Honours_Order_of_Wearing" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Honours Order of Wearing">Order of Wear</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data">none</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Equivalent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cross_of_Valour_(Australia)" title="Cross of Valour (Australia)">Cross of Valour</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Victoria Cross for Australia</b> is the highest award in the <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia">Australian honours system</a>, superseding the British <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> for issue to Australians. The Victoria Cross for Australia is the "decoration for according recognition to persons who in the presence of the enemy, perform acts of the most conspicuous gallantry, or daring or pre-eminent acts of valour or self-sacrifice or display extreme devotion to duty".<sup id="cite_ref-VCAregs_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCAregs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Victoria Cross for Australia was created by <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">letters patent</a> signed by <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">Queen of Australia</a>, on 15 January 1991 on the <a href="/wiki/Advice_(constitutional_law)" title="Advice (constitutional law)">advice</a> of Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hawke" title="Bob Hawke">Bob Hawke</a>. It is listed equal first with the British Victoria Cross on the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Honours_Order_of_Precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Honours Order of Precedence">Australian Order of Wear</a> with precedence in Australia over all orders, decorations and medals.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decoration may be awarded to members of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force" title="Australian Defence Force">Australian Defence Force</a> and to other persons determined by the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Minister_for_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Minister for Defence">Australian Minister for Defence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A person to whom the Victoria Cross for Australia has been awarded is entitled to the post nominals <b>VC</b> placed after the person's name.<sup id="cite_ref-CGazetteS25p2R8_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGazetteS25p2R8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General of Australia</a> awards the Victoria Cross for Australia, with the approval of the Sovereign, on the recommendation of the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Australia)" title="Minister for Defence (Australia)">Minister for Defence</a>, subject to review by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Defence_Honours_and_Awards_Appeal_Tribunal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Defence Honours and Awards Appeal Tribunal (page does not exist)">Defence Honours and Awards Appeal Tribunal</a>. As at February 2021, five Victoria Cross for Australia had been awarded, two posthumously. The first was awarded on 16 January 2009 to <a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">Trooper</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Donaldson" title="Mark Donaldson">Mark Donaldson</a>, who had rescued an <a href="/wiki/International_Security_Assistance_Force" title="International Security Assistance Force">International Security Assistance Force</a> interpreter under heavy fire in <a href="/wiki/Uruzgan_Province" title="Uruzgan Province">Uruzgan Province</a> in <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Afghanistan</a>. Donaldson's award came almost 40 years after <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Warrant Officer</a> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Payne" title="Keith Payne">Keith Payne</a> became the last Australian to be awarded the (original) Victoria Cross for gallantry on 24 May 1969 during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. Unlike the original Victoria Cross where the announcement of the award may be followed some time later by the presentation of the award, the announcement of all awards of the Australian VC have occurred on the same occasion as the presentation by the Governor-General in the presence of the Prime Minister. Both VC for Australia and original Victoria Cross recipients are entitled to the Victoria Cross allowance under the <i>Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_Victoria_Cross">Original Victoria Cross</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Original Victoria Cross"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The original <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> was officially instituted on 29 January 1856 by <a href="/wiki/Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria of the United Kingdom">Queen Victoria</a> by <a href="/wiki/Royal_charter" title="Royal charter">royal warrant</a> and backdated to 1854 to recognise acts of valour committed during the <a href="/wiki/Crimean_War" title="Crimean War">Crimean War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ashcroft7-10_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ashcroft7-10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was originally intended that the Victoria Crosses would be cast from the <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a> <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cascabel" class="extiw" title="wikt:cascabel">cascabels</a> of two <a href="/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">cannons</a> that were captured from the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Empire" title="Russian Empire">Russians</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1854%E2%80%931855)" title="Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)">siege of Sevastopol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Navalmuseum_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navalmuseum-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vc_manufacture_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vc_manufacture-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, historian John Glanfield has proven, through the use of X-rays of older Victoria Crosses, that the metal used for the Victoria Crosses is in fact made from antique Chinese guns, and not of Russian origin.<sup id="cite_ref-Navalmuseum_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navalmuseum-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vc_manufacture_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vc_manufacture-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Glanfield_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Glanfield-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The barrels of the cannon used to cast the medals are stationed outside the Officers' Mess, at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery_Barracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Artillery Barracks">Royal Artillery Barracks</a> at <a href="/wiki/Woolwich" title="Woolwich">Woolwich</a>. The remaining portion of the only remaining cascabel, weighing 10 kilograms (358 oz), is stored in a vault maintained by 15 Regiment, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Logistic_Corps" title="Royal Logistic Corps">Royal Logistic Corps</a> at <a href="/wiki/MoD_Donnington" class="mw-redirect" title="MoD Donnington">MoD Donnington</a>, and can be removed only under armed guard. It is estimated that 80 to 85 more Victoria Crosses could be cast from this source. A single company of jewellers, <a href="/wiki/Hancocks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hancocks">Hancocks</a> of London, established in 1849, has been responsible for the production of every medal since its inception.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the Australian and New Zealand Victoria Crosses are made from the same gunmetal as the originals.<sup id="cite_ref-nzgovdept_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzgovdept-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original medal was awarded to <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Victoria_Cross_recipients" title="List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients">96 Australians</a>; 91 of these were received while serving as members of Australian forces; five were received by former members of the Australian forces who were serving with South African or British forces.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sixty-four awards were for action in the <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a>, nine of them for action during the <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallipoli Campaign">Gallipoli Campaign</a>. Twenty medals were awarded for action in the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>, and the other medals were for action in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russian_Civil_War" title="Russian Civil War">Russian Civil War</a> and in the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. The last recipient was <a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Warrant Officer</a> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Payne" title="Keith Payne">Keith Payne</a>, for gallantry on 24 May 1969 during the Vietnam War. Payne was awarded the medal for instigating a rescue of more than 40 men.<sup id="cite_ref-OzVcpdf_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OzVcpdf-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Separate_Commonwealth_awards">Separate Commonwealth awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Separate Commonwealth awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since the end of the Second World War most but not all <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries have introduced their own honours systems, separate from the <a href="/wiki/British_honours_system" class="mw-redirect" title="British honours system">British honours system</a>. Commonwealth countries, when replacing the British <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Cross" title="George Cross">George Cross</a> and lesser decorations, created their own decorations for gallantry and bravery. The highest awards for Australia, Canada and New Zealand<sup id="cite_ref-nzgovdept_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzgovdept-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> were named in honour of the British Victoria Cross but are unique awards of each country's honours system. Commonwealth countries have their own Order of Wear which is published in each country's gazette or other publication. </p><p>With the issuing of <a href="/wiki/Letters_patent" title="Letters patent">letters patent</a> by the Queen of Australia on 15 January 1991, Australia became the first Commonwealth realm to institute a separate Victoria Cross award in its own honours system. Although it is a separate award, the Victoria Cross for Australia's appearance is identical to its British counterpart.<sup id="cite_ref-OzVcpage_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OzVcpage-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Canada followed suit when in 1993, Queen Elizabeth II as <a href="/wiki/Queen_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen of Canada">Queen of Canada</a> signed letters patent creating the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Victoria_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Victoria Cross">Canadian Victoria Cross</a>. The Canadian version has a different inscription, as well as being cast from three groupings of metals. The legend has been changed from <small>FOR VALOUR</small> to the <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> <small><i>PRO VALORE</i></small>.<sup id="cite_ref-CTVVChist_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CTVVChist-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although one Canadian VC has been cast, none have been awarded. In 1999, New Zealand created the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_New_Zealand" title="Victoria Cross for New Zealand">Victoria Cross for New Zealand</a>, identical to the Australian and British Victoria Crosses,<sup id="cite_ref-nzgovdept_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzgovdept-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and this has been awarded once, on 2 July 2007 to Corporal <a href="/wiki/Willie_Apiata" title="Willie Apiata">Willie Apiata</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-VCreceived_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VCreceived-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A row of five medals with the Victoria Cross on the left; the other four medals are circular with multicoloured ribbons." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg/220px-Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg/330px-Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg/440px-Donaldson_VC_medals_AWM_March09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="1224" /></a><figcaption>Trooper Donaldson's medals on display at the Australian War Memorial. His Victoria Cross for Australia is at left.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Victoria Cross for Australia is identical to the original design. It is a "<a href="/wiki/Cross_patt%C3%A9e" title="Cross pattée">cross pattée</a> 41 millimetres high, 36 millimetres wide. The arms of the Cross have raised edges. The obverse bears a Crowned Lion standing on the Royal Crown with the words 'FOR VALOUR' inscribed on a semi-circular scroll below the Crown. The reverse bears raised edges on the arms of the cross and the date of the act for which the Cross is awarded is engraved within the circle in the centre.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The inscription was originally to have been <small>FOR BRAVERY</small>, until it was changed on the recommendation of Queen Victoria, who thought some might erroneously consider that only the recipients of the Victoria Cross were brave in battle.<sup id="cite_ref-Navalmuseum_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Navalmuseum-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decoration, suspension bar, and link weigh about 27 grams (0.87 <a href="/wiki/Troy_ounce" class="mw-redirect" title="Troy ounce">troy ounces</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cross is suspended by a ring from a <a href="/wiki/Serif" title="Serif">seriffed</a> "V" to a bar ornamented with laurel leaves, through which the ribbon passes. The reverse of the suspension bar is engraved with the recipient's name, rank, number and unit.<sup id="cite_ref-vvaa_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vvaa-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the reverse of the medal is a circular panel, on which the date of the act for which it was awarded is engraved in the centre.<sup id="cite_ref-vvaa_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vvaa-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ribbon is crimson, and is 38 millimetres (1.5 inches) wide. Although the warrants state the colour as red, it is defined by most commentators as "crimson" or "wine-red".<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conferment">Conferment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Conferment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The Victoria Cross for Australia is awarded for <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>... most conspicuous gallantry, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy or belligerents.<sup id="cite_ref-OzVcpdf_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OzVcpdf-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>Awards are granted by the <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Australia" title="Governor-General of Australia">Governor-General</a> with the approval of the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_in_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarchy in Australia">Sovereign</a>. The warrant for the Victoria Cross for Australia differs markedly from the Imperial warrant. The new warrant does not specify any particular process for recommendations, though it is expected that any recommendation will pass through the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force#Current_structure" title="Australian Defence Force">military hierarchy</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Defence_(Australia)" title="Minister for Defence (Australia)">Minister for Defence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OzVcpdf_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OzVcpdf-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new warrant also allows for "other persons determined by the Minister [for Defence] for the purposes of this regulation." Author <a href="/wiki/Robert_Macklin" title="Robert Macklin">Robert Macklin</a> has speculated that this has opened up the field of eligibility to policemen and women or civilians during a terrorist act. He goes on to say that by "separating the VC from its traditional roots the Hawke government can be accused, with some justice, of devaluing the honour ..."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent awards of the Victoria Cross for Australia to the same individual shall be made in the form of a <a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">bar</a> to the Cross.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Where a person has been awarded a second or three or more awards, the post nominals "VC and Bar" or "VC and Bars" may be used.<sup id="cite_ref-CGazetteS25p2R8_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGazetteS25p2R8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:35AWM.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A view looking up a landscaped hill; steps lead to the entrance of a large cupola-topped building with three flag poles in front." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/35AWM.jpg/220px-35AWM.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/35AWM.jpg/330px-35AWM.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/35AWM.jpg/440px-35AWM.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Australian_War_Memorial" title="Australian War Memorial">Australian War Memorial</a> which holds 66 Victoria Crosses</figcaption></figure> <p>The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest award in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Honours_Order_of_Precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Honours Order of Precedence">Australian Honours Order of Precedence</a>. As such, it takes precedence over all other <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Realms_orders_and_decorations#Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth Realms orders and decorations">Australian orders and decorations</a>, except the Imperial <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>, with which it shares equal precedence. This postnominal is valid only for the recipient and is not transferred to the recipient's heirs.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Tradition holds that even the most senior officer will salute a Victoria Cross recipient as a mark of the utmost respect for their act of valour."<sup id="cite_ref-Houston_salutes_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Houston_salutes-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While it has been a tradition for many years to salute a Victoria Cross recipient the Australian Army Ceremonial Manual, Volume 1, Annex B to Chapter 13 states "Victoria Cross winners, unless they are serving commissioned officers in the armed forces, are not saluted". <a href="/wiki/Air_Chief_Marshal_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Chief Marshal (Australia)">Air Chief Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Angus_Houston" title="Angus Houston">Angus Houston</a> saluted Trooper <a href="/wiki/Mark_Donaldson" title="Mark Donaldson">Mark Donaldson</a> after he received his VC.<sup id="cite_ref-Houston_salutes_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Houston_salutes-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under Section 103, Subsection (4), of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986, the Australian Government pays a Victoria Cross Allowance to any service person awarded the medal.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The act set this amount at <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>3,230 per year. Since 20 September 2005, this amount has been indexed annually in line with Australian Consumer Price Index increases.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This amount is in addition to any amount that the veteran may be awarded under the general decoration allowance of $2.10 per fortnight.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The various forms of the Victoria Cross are inherently valuable, as was highlighted on 24 July 2006, when at the auctionhouse <a href="/wiki/Bonhams" title="Bonhams">Bonhams</a> in Sydney, the VC which had been awarded to <a href="/wiki/First_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="First World War">First World War</a> soldier Captain <a href="/wiki/Alfred_John_Shout" class="mw-redirect" title="Alfred John Shout">Alfred Shout</a>, fetched a world-record <a href="/wiki/Hammer_price" class="mw-redirect" title="Hammer price">hammer price</a> of $1 million. Shout had been awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously in 1915 for hand-to-hand combat at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Lone_Pine" title="Battle of Lone Pine">Lone Pine</a> trenches in <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli" title="Gallipoli">Gallipoli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a>. The buyer, <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Stokes" title="Kerry Stokes">Kerry Stokes</a>, has lent it to the <a href="/wiki/Australian_War_Memorial" title="Australian War Memorial">Australian War Memorial</a> for display with the eight other Victoria Crosses awarded to Australians at Gallipoli.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AWMholdings_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWMholdings-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Australian War Memorial in <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a> currently holds 66 Victoria Crosses, 63 awarded to Australians—including Mark Donaldson's Victoria Cross for Australia on loan—and three to British soldiers; this formed the largest publicly displayed collection in the world,<sup id="cite_ref-AWMholdings_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWMholdings-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until the opening of the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum" title="Imperial War Museum">Imperial War Museum</a> (IWM) in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> during November 2010, which displays the 168 VCs owned by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Ashcroft" title="Michael Ashcroft">Michael Ashcroft</a> and 48 more held by the IWM.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Purchasers of the Victoria Cross for Australia are not permitted to transport the medals outside of Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-SMH_VC_recipient_to_sell_medals_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SMH_VC_recipient_to_sell_medals-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Victoria_Cross_recipients#Victoria_Cross_for_Australia" title="List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients">List of Australian Victoria Cross recipients § Victoria Cross for Australia</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mark_Donaldson">Mark Donaldson</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Mark Donaldson"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first Victoria Cross for Australia was awarded to <a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">Trooper</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Donaldson" title="Mark Donaldson">Mark Donaldson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service_Regiment" title="Special Air Service Regiment">Special Air Service Regiment</a> by Governor-General <a href="/wiki/Quentin_Bryce" title="Quentin Bryce">Quentin Bryce</a> at <a href="/wiki/Government_House,_Canberra" title="Government House, Canberra">Government House, Canberra</a>, on 16 January 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-DoD_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoD-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TheAustralian20090116_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheAustralian20090116-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 2 September 2008, Donaldson rescued an interpreter under heavy enemy fire in <a href="/wiki/Oruzgan_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Oruzgan province">Oruzgan province</a> during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Slipper" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Slipper">Operation Slipper</a>, the Australian contribution to the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">War in Afghanistan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>On 2 September 2008 Trooper Donaldson was outstanding in the manner in which he fought during a prolonged and effective enemy ambush. On numerous occasions, he deliberately drew the enemy's fire to allow wounded soldiers to be moved to safety. As the battle raged around him he saw that a coalition interpreter was lying motionless on exposed ground. With complete disregard for his own safety, on his own initiative and alone, Trooper Donaldson ran back eighty metres across exposed ground to rescue the interpreter and carry him back to a vehicle. Trooper Donaldson then rejoined his patrol and continued to engage the enemy while remaining exposed to heavy enemy fire.<sup id="cite_ref-DoD_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DoD-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ben_Roberts-Smith">Ben Roberts-Smith</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Ben Roberts-Smith"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Roberts-Smith" title="Ben Roberts-Smith">Ben Roberts-Smith</a> <a href="/wiki/Medal_for_Gallantry" title="Medal for Gallantry">MG</a> of the Special Air Service Regiment was awarded the second Victoria Cross for Australia on 23 January 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-SAS_digger_awarded_VC_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAS_digger_awarded_VC-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corporal Roberts-Smith was awarded the medal for single-handedly charging and destroying two <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine gun</a> positions during the <a href="/wiki/Shah_Wali_Kot_Offensive" title="Shah Wali Kot Offensive">Shah Wali Kot Offensive</a> in Afghanistan on 11 June 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-SAS_digger_awarded_VC_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAS_digger_awarded_VC-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This act has been described as similar to that of <a href="/wiki/Edward_Kenna" title="Edward Kenna">Edward Kenna</a> VC.<sup id="cite_ref-Second_SAS_Afghan_Victoria_Cross_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Second_SAS_Afghan_Victoria_Cross-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corporal Roberts-Smith had previously been awarded a <a href="/wiki/Medal_for_Gallantry" title="Medal for Gallantry">Medal for Gallantry</a> in 2006, and upon receiving the VC became the most highly decorated serving member of the Australian Defence Force.<sup id="cite_ref-SAS_digger_awarded_VC_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SAS_digger_awarded_VC-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, it was reported that Roberts-Smith had offered his Victoria Cross as collateral for a loan from Australian businessman <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Stokes" title="Kerry Stokes">Kerry Stokes</a> to help fund Roberts-Smith's then-ongoing defamation case.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, Roberts-Smith was found to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Daniel_Keighran">Daniel Keighran</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Daniel Keighran"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Corporal <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Keighran" title="Daniel Keighran">Daniel Keighran</a> of the <a href="/wiki/6th_Battalion,_Royal_Australian_Regiment" title="6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment">6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment</a> was awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia on 1 November 2012 for actions in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Derapet" title="Battle of Derapet">Battle of Derapet</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oruzgan_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Oruzgan province">Oruzgan province</a>, Afghanistan) in August 2010. Corporal Keighran deliberately exposed himself to enemy fire, drawing the fire away from an injured colleague and those who were attending to him. He is the third recipient, and the first non-Special Forces recipient, of the award.<sup id="cite_ref-Keighran_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keighran-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cameron_Baird">Cameron Baird</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Cameron Baird"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 13 February 2014, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Abbott" title="Tony Abbott">Tony Abbott</a> announced that Corporal <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Baird" title="Cameron Baird">Cameron Baird</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2nd_Commando_Regiment_(Australia)" title="2nd Commando Regiment (Australia)">2nd Commando Regiment</a> would be awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. Corporal Baird had been awarded the <a href="/wiki/Medal_for_Gallantry" title="Medal for Gallantry">Medal for Gallantry</a> in 2007 and was killed in Afghanistan in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Edward_"Teddy"_Sheean"><span id="Edward_.22Teddy.22_Sheean"></span>Edward "Teddy" Sheean</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Edward "Teddy" Sheean"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 12 August 2020, the Queen gave royal assent for <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Sheean" title="Teddy Sheean">Edward "Teddy" Sheean</a> to be awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia. Sheean's case was reviewed three times, the first two reviews came up with conflicting advice. In June 2020, <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Australia" title="Prime Minister of Australia">Prime Minister of Australia</a> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Morrison" title="Scott Morrison">Scott Morrison</a> ordered an expert panel to review the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 10 August 2020, Morrison accepted the findings of the panel and recommended the <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Queen</a> posthumously award Sheean the Victoria Cross for Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-TSAward_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSAward-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Richard_Norden">Richard Norden</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Richard Norden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 October 2024, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Norden_(soldier)" title="Richard Norden (soldier)">Richard Norden</a> was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia for his actions on 14 May 1968 in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Coral%E2%80%93Balmoral" title="Battle of Coral–Balmoral">Battle of Coral–Balmoral</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Norden_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norden-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Proposed_late_awards">Proposed late awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Proposed late awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 3 April 2001, Senator <a href="/wiki/Chris_Schacht" title="Chris Schacht">Chris Schacht</a>, then a member of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate">Australian Senate</a>, gave notice that on the next day of sitting he would introduce the <i>Award of Victoria Cross for Australia Bill 2001</i> to award the Victoria Cross for Australia to certain persons. The next sitting day, 4 April 2001, Senator Schacht introduced the bill for three members of the Australian forces to be awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-Hansard0401_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hansard0401-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill was read a first time and Senator Schacht gave his Second Reading Speech in which he said it could be argued that an Act conferring a Victoria Cross for Australia may be beyond the legislative power of the Parliament but he believed that the "naval and military defence of the Commonwealth" power under section 51(vi) of the Constitution gave the Parliament authority to legislate with respect to honours and awards. In accordance with normal procedure the debate was then adjourned. On 1 June 2001, <a href="/wiki/Sid_Sidebottom" title="Sid Sidebottom">Sid Sidebottom</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Braddon" title="Division of Braddon">Member for Braddon</a> introduced the <i>Defence Act Amendment (Victoria Cross) Bill 2001</i>. The Bill was similar to the Senate bill and Sidebottom also believed that the Parliament had power under section 51(vi) of the Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-Hansard0601_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hansard0601-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Neither bill was again debated before the <a href="/wiki/2001_Australian_federal_election" title="2001 Australian federal election">2001 Australian federal election</a>. Both Senator Schacht and Mr Sidebottom were members of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Australian Labor Party</a>, then in opposition and the issue was included by the then opposition leader <a href="/wiki/Kim_Beazley" title="Kim Beazley">Kim Beazley</a> in his campaign in the following General Election.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The awards were intended "to raise the profile and recognition of three ordinary Australians, who displayed outstanding bravery."<sup id="cite_ref-Hansard0601_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hansard0601-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The awards were to be made posthumously to <a href="/wiki/John_Simpson_Kirkpatrick" title="John Simpson Kirkpatrick">John Simpson Kirkpatrick</a> ("Simpson"), <a href="/wiki/Albert_Cleary" title="Albert Cleary">Albert Cleary</a> and <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Sheean" title="Teddy Sheean">Teddy Sheean</a> (Teddy Sheean was subsequently recommended for the award on 12 August 2020<sup id="cite_ref-TSAward_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSAward-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) for their actions in the First and Second World Wars. Simpson's story has become an Australian legend.<sup id="cite_ref-Anzacs_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anzacs-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a stretcher bearer with the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Field_Ambulance_(Australia)" title="3rd Field Ambulance (Australia)">3rd Australian Field Ambulance</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australian_Army_Medical_Corps" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Army Medical Corps">Australian Army Medical Corps</a> at <a href="/wiki/Gallipoli" title="Gallipoli">Gallipoli</a> during the First World War. He landed at <a href="/wiki/Anzac_Cove" class="mw-redirect" title="Anzac Cove">Anzac Cove</a> on 25 April 1915 and, on that first night, took a donkey and began carrying wounded from the battle line to the beach for evacuation. He continued this work for three and a half weeks, often under fire, until he was killed. However, in 1919, <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_V_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="George V of the United Kingdom">King George V</a></span> decreed that no more operational awards would be made for the recently concluded war.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1965, a campaign to award the Victoria Cross to Simpson resulted in his image with a donkey appearing on the obverse of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anzac_Commemorative_Medallion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anzac Commemorative Medallion (page does not exist)">Anzac Commemorative Medallion</a> that was announced in 1966 and first issued in 1967. Following the <a href="/wiki/2007_Australian_federal_election" title="2007 Australian federal election">2007 Australian federal election</a> the Labor party came to power and there was speculation that the 2001 bills may be reintroduced. Historians such as Anthony Staunton, writing in the <i>Australian Journal of Military History</i>, have opined that the Victoria Cross for Australia should not be awarded retrospectively.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was announced on 13 April 2011 that 13 cases of valour would be examined posthumously by the Australian government's Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal. The Tribunal first debated "the eligibility of the 13 to receive the Victoria Cross, the Victoria Cross for Australia or other forms of recognition," before moving on to discuss the individual cases.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The recommendations of the inquiry were ultimately submitted to government on 6 February 2013, advocating no awards be made.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-VCAregs-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-VCAregs_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-VCAregs_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2010Q00025/asmade/text">"Victoria Cross Regulations"</a>. <i>Federal Register of Legislation</i>. 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Australian government. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://defence-honours-tribunal.gov.au/inquiries/completed-inquiries/valour/">the original</a> on 24 December 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Headline Book Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7553-1632-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7553-1632-8"><bdi>978-0-7553-1632-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Victoria+Cross+Heroes&rft.pub=Headline+Book+Publishing&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-7553-1632-8&rft.aulast=Ashcroft&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fvictoriacrossher0000ashc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBeharry2006" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Johnson_Beharry" title="Johnson Beharry">Beharry, Johnson</a> (2006). <i>Barefoot Soldier</i>. Sphere. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-316-73321-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-316-73321-2"><bdi>978-0-316-73321-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Barefoot+Soldier&rft.pub=Sphere&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-316-73321-2&rft.aulast=Beharry&rft.aufirst=Johnson&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMacklin2008" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Macklin" title="Robert Macklin">Macklin, Robert</a> (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=jIxsc0s6tcgC"><i>Bravest: How Some of Australia's Greatest War Heroes Won Their Medals</i></a>. Allen & Unwin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74114-882-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-74114-882-4"><bdi>978-1-74114-882-4</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Prahan, Victoria, Australia: Hardie Grant Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74066-288-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-74066-288-8"><bdi>978-1-74066-288-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Victoria+Cross%3A+Australia%27s+finest+and+the+battles+they+fought&rft.place=Prahan%2C+Victoria%2C+Australia&rft.pub=Hardie+Grant+Books&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-1-74066-288-8&rft.aulast=Staunton&rft.aufirst=Anthony&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Cross_for_Australia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCompiled_by_Buzzell1997" class="citation book cs1"><i>Compiled by</i> Buzzell, Nora (1997). <a href="/wiki/The_Register_of_the_Victoria_Cross" title="The Register of the Victoria Cross"><i>The Register of the Victoria Cross</i></a>. Cheltenham: This England. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-906324-03-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-906324-03-5"><bdi>978-0-906324-03-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Register+of+the+Victoria+Cross&rft.place=Cheltenham&rft.pub=This+England&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=978-0-906324-03-5&rft.aulast=%27%27Compiled+by%27%27+Buzzell&rft.aufirst=Nora&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDuckers2006" class="citation book cs1">Duckers, Peter (2006). <i>British Gallantry Awards, 1855–2000</i>. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7478-0516-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7478-0516-8"><bdi>978-0-7478-0516-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+Gallantry+Awards%2C+1855%E2%80%932000&rft.place=Princes+Risborough%2C+Buckinghamshire&rft.pub=Shire+Publications&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-7478-0516-8&rft.aulast=Duckers&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGlanfield2005" class="citation book cs1">Glanfield, John (2005). <i>Bravest of the Brave</i>. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7509-3695-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7509-3695-8"><bdi>978-0-7509-3695-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bravest+of+the+Brave&rft.place=Stroud&rft.pub=Sutton+Publishing&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=978-0-7509-3695-8&rft.aulast=Glanfield&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarvey2000" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Charles_Harvey" title="David Charles Harvey">Harvey, David</a> (2000). <a href="/wiki/Monuments_to_Courage" class="mw-redirect" title="Monuments to Courage"><i>Monuments to Courage</i></a>. Naval & Military Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84342-356-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84342-356-0"><bdi>978-1-84342-356-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Monuments+to+Courage&rft.pub=Naval+%26+Military+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-1-84342-356-0&rft.aulast=Harvey&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVictoria+Cross+for+Australia" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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Somali Star</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Somalia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nkwe_ya_Gauta" title="Nkwe ya Gauta">Nkwe ya Gauta</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(South Africa)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laureate_Cross_of_Saint_Ferdinand" title="Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand">Laureate Cross of St. Ferdinand</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Spain)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parama_Weera_Vibhushanaya" title="Parama Weera Vibhushanaya">Parama Weera Vibhushanaya</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sri Lanka)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Sword" title="Order of the Sword">Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Sweden)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Rama" title="Order of Rama">Order of Rama</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Thailand)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turkish_Armed_Forces_Medal_of_Honor" title="Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Turkey)</span></li> 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of Bavaria)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Order_of_St._Henry" title="Military Order of St. Henry">Military Order of St. Henry</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Kingdom of Saxony)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Merit_Order_(W%C3%BCrttemberg)" title="Military Merit Order (Württemberg)">Military Merit Order</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Kingdom of Württemberg)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knight%27s_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross" title="Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross">Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Nazi Germany)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Golden_Kite" title="Order of the Golden Kite">Order of the Golden Kite</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Empire of Japan)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_L%C4%81%C4%8Dpl%C4%93sis" title="Order of Lāčplēsis">Order of Lāčplēsis</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Latvia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Cross_of_Valour" title="Grand Cross of Valour">Grand Cross of Valour</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Rhodesia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laureate_Plate_of_Madrid" title="Laureate Plate of Madrid">Laureate Plate of Madrid</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Second Spanish Republic)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_of_Good_Hope_Decoration" title="Castle of Good Hope Decoration">Castle of Good Hope Decoration</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(South Africa)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Merit_Medal_(Vietnam)" title="Military Merit Medal (Vietnam)">Vietnam Military Merit Medal</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(South Vietnam)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Hero of the Soviet Union">Hero of the Soviet Union</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Soviet Union)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Kara%C4%91or%C4%91e%27s_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Karađorđe's Star">Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Kingdom of Yugoslavia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Freedom_(Yugoslavia)" title="Order of Freedom (Yugoslavia)">Order of Freedom</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(SFR Yugoslavia)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grass_Crown" title="Grass Crown">Grass Crown</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ancient Rome)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hero_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan" title="Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan">Hero of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Afghanistan)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=Australia&#124;link=Australia_Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Australia" style="wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed 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Garter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Order of the Thistle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_(UK).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_%28UK%29.svg/35px-Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_%28UK%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_%28UK%29.svg/53px-Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_%28UK%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_%28UK%29.svg/70px-Gal%C3%B3_de_l%27Orde_del_M%C3%A8rit_%28UK%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Order of Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_St_John_(UK)_ribbon_-vector.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg/35px-Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg/53px-Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg/70px-Order_of_St_John_%28UK%29_ribbon_-vector.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="442" data-file-height="126" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)" title="Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)">Order of St John</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gallantry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/35px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/53px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/70px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Victoria Cross for Australia</a> (VC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SGAustRibbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/SGAustRibbon.png/35px-SGAustRibbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/SGAustRibbon.png/53px-SGAustRibbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/SGAustRibbon.png/70px-SGAustRibbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Star_of_Gallantry" title="Star of Gallantry">Star of Gallantry</a> (SG)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MGAustRibbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/MGAustRibbon.png/35px-MGAustRibbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/MGAustRibbon.png/53px-MGAustRibbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/MGAustRibbon.png/70px-MGAustRibbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Medal_for_Gallantry" title="Medal for Gallantry">Medal for Gallantry</a> (MG)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commendation_for_Gallantry_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Commendation_for_Gallantry_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Commendation_for_Gallantry_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Commendation_for_Gallantry_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Commendation_for_Gallantry_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Commendation_for_Gallantry_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Commendation_for_Gallantry_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Commendation_for_Gallantry" title="Commendation for Gallantry">Commendation for Gallantry</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bravery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png/35px-AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png/53px-AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png/70px-AUS_Cross_of_Valour.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Cross_of_Valour_(Australia)" title="Cross of Valour (Australia)">Cross of Valour</a> (CV)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SCAustRibbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/SCAustRibbon.png/35px-SCAustRibbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/SCAustRibbon.png/53px-SCAustRibbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/SCAustRibbon.png/70px-SCAustRibbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Star_of_Courage_(Australia)" title="Star of Courage (Australia)">Star of Courage</a> (SC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BMAustRibbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/BMAustRibbon.png/35px-BMAustRibbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/BMAustRibbon.png/53px-BMAustRibbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/BMAustRibbon.png/70px-BMAustRibbon.png 2x" data-file-width="97" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Bravery_Medal_(Australia)" title="Bravery Medal (Australia)">Bravery Medal</a> (BM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Commendation_for_Brave_Conduct" title="Commendation for Brave Conduct">Commendation for Brave Conduct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Group_Bravery_Citation.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Group_Bravery_Citation.png/35px-Group_Bravery_Citation.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Group_Bravery_Citation.png/53px-Group_Bravery_Citation.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Group_Bravery_Citation.png/70px-Group_Bravery_Citation.png 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="133" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Group_Bravery_Citation" title="Group Bravery Citation">Group Bravery Citation</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Distinguished service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DSC_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/DSC_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-DSC_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/DSC_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-DSC_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/DSC_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-DSC_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(Australia)" title="Distinguished Service Cross (Australia)">Distinguished Service Cross</a> (DSC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DSM_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/DSM_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-DSM_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/DSM_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-DSM_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/DSM_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-DSM_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Medal_(Australia)" title="Distinguished Service Medal (Australia)">Distinguished Service Medal</a> (DSM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_(Aust)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_%28Aust%29_ribbon.png/35px-Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_%28Aust%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_%28Aust%29_ribbon.png/53px-Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_%28Aust%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_%28Aust%29_ribbon.png/70px-Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service_%28Aust%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Commendation_for_Distinguished_Service" title="Commendation for Distinguished Service">Commendation for Distinguished Service</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Conspicuous service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CSC_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/CSC_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-CSC_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/CSC_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-CSC_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/CSC_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-CSC_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Service_Cross_(Australia)" title="Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)">Conspicuous Service Cross</a> (CSC)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CSM_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/CSM_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-CSM_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/CSM_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-CSM_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/CSM_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-CSM_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Conspicuous_Service_Medal" title="Conspicuous Service Medal">Conspicuous Service Medal</a> (CSM)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nursing service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NSC_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/NSC_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-NSC_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/NSC_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-NSC_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/NSC_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-NSC_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Nursing_Service_Cross" title="Nursing Service Cross">Nursing Service Cross</a> (NSC)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Meritorious service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PSM_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/PSM_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-PSM_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/PSM_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-PSM_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/PSM_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-PSM_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Public_Service_Medal_(Australia)" title="Public Service Medal (Australia)">Public Service Medal</a> (PSM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:APM_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/APM_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-APM_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/APM_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-APM_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/APM_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-APM_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Police_Medal" title="Australian Police Medal">Australian Police Medal</a> (APM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-AFSM_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Fire_Service_Medal" title="Australian Fire Service Medal">Australian Fire Service Medal</a> (AFSM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg/35px-ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg/53px-ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg/70px-ASM_Australia_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="99" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Ambulance_Service_Medal" title="Ambulance Service Medal">Ambulance Service Medal</a> (ASM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ESM_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/ESM_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-ESM_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/ESM_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-ESM_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/ESM_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-ESM_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Emergency_Services_Medal" title="Emergency Services Medal">Emergency Services Medal</a> (ESM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Corrections_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Corrections_Medal" title="Australian Corrections Medal">Australian Corrections Medal</a> (ACM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AIM_Australia_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/AIM_Australia_ribbon.png/35px-AIM_Australia_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/AIM_Australia_ribbon.png/53px-AIM_Australia_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/AIM_Australia_ribbon.png/70px-AIM_Australia_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="240" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Intelligence_Medal" title="Australian Intelligence Medal">Australian Intelligence Medal</a> (AIM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Antarctic_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Antarctic_Medal" title="Australian Antarctic Medal">Australian Antarctic Medal</a> (AAM)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Royal_Victorian_Order_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Victorian_Medal" title="Royal Victorian Medal">Royal Victorian Medal</a> (RVM)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_campaign_medals" title="List of Australian campaign medals">Campaign medals</a><br />(service periods)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">1939–1945</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg/35px-Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg/53px-Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg/70px-Australia_Service_Medal_1939-1945_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australia_Service_Medal_1939%E2%80%931945" title="Australia Service Medal 1939–1945">Australia Service Medal 1939–1945</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">1945–1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945-75_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_1945%E2%80%931975" title="Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975">Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AGSMK_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/AGSMK_Ribbon.png/35px-AGSMK_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/AGSMK_Ribbon.png/53px-AGSMK_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/AGSMK_Ribbon.png/70px-AGSMK_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_General_Service_Medal_for_Korea" title="Australian General Service Medal for Korea">Australian General Service Medal for Korea</a> (1953–1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg/35px-Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg/53px-Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg/70px-Vietnam_Medal_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Medal" title="Vietnam Medal">Vietnam Medal</a> (1964–1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_Logistic_and_Support_Medal" title="Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal">Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal</a> (1968–1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Service_Medal_1945-1975_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Service_Medal_1945%E2%80%931975" title="Australian Service Medal 1945–1975">Australian Service Medal 1945–1975</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">1975–2012</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Active_Service_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Active_Service_Medal" title="Australian Active Service Medal">Australian Active Service Medal</a> (1975–present)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg/35px-Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg/53px-Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg/70px-Rhodesia_Medal_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Rhodesia_Medal" title="Rhodesia Medal">Rhodesia Medal</a> (1979–1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-INTERFET_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/International_Force_East_Timor_Medal" title="International Force East Timor Medal">International Force East Timor Medal</a> (1999–2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Afghanistan_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Afghanistan_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Afghanistan_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Afghanistan_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Afghanistan_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Afghanistan_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Afghanistan_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan_Medal_(Australia)" title="Afghanistan Medal (Australia)">Afghanistan Medal</a> (2001–2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iraq_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Iraq_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Iraq_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Iraq_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Iraq_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Iraq_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Iraq_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Iraq_Medal_(Australia)" title="Iraq Medal (Australia)">Iraq Medal</a> (2003–2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Service_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Service_Medal" title="Australian Service Medal">Australian Service Medal</a> (1975–present)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal;">2012–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG/35px-AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG/53px-AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG/70px-AUS_OSM_Border_Service.PNG 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal" title="Australian Operational Service Medal">Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection</a> (2012–present)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png/35px-AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png/53px-AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png/70px-AUS_OSM_Greater_Middle_East_Operation.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal#Australian_Operational_Service_Medal_-_Greater_Middle_East_Operation_(AOSM-GMEO)" title="Australian Operational Service Medal">Australian Operational Service Medal – GMEO</a> (2014–present)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png/35px-AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png/53px-AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png/70px-AUS_OSM_Special_Operations.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal" title="Australian Operational Service Medal">Australian Operational Service Medal – Special Operations</a> (2019–present)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png/35px-AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png/53px-AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png/70px-AUS_OSM_CT-SR.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal" title="Australian Operational Service Medal">Australian Operational Service Medal – Counter Terrorism/Special Recovery</a> (2020–present)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AOSM_Africa.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/AOSM_Africa.png/35px-AOSM_Africa.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/AOSM_Africa.png/53px-AOSM_Africa.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/AOSM_Africa.png/70px-AOSM_Africa.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal" title="Australian Operational Service Medal">Australian Operational Service Medal – Africa</a> (2023–present)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png/35px-AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png/53px-AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png/70px-AUS_OSM_Civilian_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal" title="Australian Operational Service Medal">Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian</a> (2012–present)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Special service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/80/Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Police_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Police_Overseas_Service_Medal" title="Police Overseas Service Medal">Police Overseas Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_Overseas_Service_Medal" title="Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal">Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/35px-AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/53px-AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png/70px-AUS_National_Emergency_Medal_ribbon_bar.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Emergency_Medal" title="National Emergency Medal">National Emergency Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Civilian_Service_Medal_1939-45_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Civilian_Service_Medal_1939%E2%80%931945" title="Civilian Service Medal 1939–1945">Civilian Service Medal 1939–1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NPSM_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/NPSM_Ribbon.svg/35px-NPSM_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/NPSM_Ribbon.svg/53px-NPSM_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/NPSM_Ribbon.svg/70px-NPSM_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Police_Service_Medal" title="National Police Service Medal">National Police Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg/35px-400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg/53px-400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg/70px-400px_ribbon_bar_of_Australian_Sports_Medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="120" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Sports_Medal" title="Australian Sports Medal">Australian Sports Medal</a> (2000, 2021–present)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commemorative<br /></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_(Military)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_%28Military%29_ribbon.png/35px-King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_%28Military%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_%28Military%29_ribbon.png/53px-King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_%28Military%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_%28Military%29_ribbon.png/70px-King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal_%28Military%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King_Edward_VII_Coronation_Medal" title="King Edward VII Coronation Medal">King Edward VII Coronation Medal</a> (1902)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_King_George_V_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King_George_V_Coronation_Medal" title="King George V Coronation Medal">King George V Coronation Medal</a> (1911)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal" title="King George V Silver Jubilee Medal">King George V Silver Jubilee Medal</a> (1935)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png/35px-GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png/53px-GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png/70px-GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King_George_VI_Coronation_Medal" title="King George VI Coronation Medal">King George VI Coronation Medal</a> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Queen_EII_Coronation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Coronation_Medal" title="Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal">Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-UK_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II_Silver_Jubilee_Medal" title="Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal">Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png/35px-80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png/53px-80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png/70px-80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/80th_Anniversary_Armistice_Remembrance_Medal" title="80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal">80th Anniversary Armistice Remembrance Medal</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg/35px-AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg/53px-AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg/70px-AUS_Centenary_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Centenary_Medal" title="Centenary Medal">Centenary Medal</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg/35px-UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg/53px-UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg/70px-UK_King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal_BAR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/King_Charles_III_Coronation_Medal" title="King Charles III Coronation Medal">King Charles III Coronation Medal</a> (2023)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Long service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Defence_Force_Service_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Defence_Force_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Defence_Force_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Defence_Force_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Defence_Force_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Defence_Force_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Defence_Force_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defence_Force_Service_Medal" title="Defence Force Service Medal">Defence Force Service Medal</a> (1982–1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Reserve_Force_Decoration_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Reserve_Force_Decoration_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Reserve_Force_Decoration_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Reserve_Force_Decoration_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Reserve_Force_Decoration_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Reserve_Force_Decoration_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Reserve_Force_Decoration_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Force_Decoration" title="Reserve Force Decoration">Reserve Force Decoration</a> (1982–1998) (RFD)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Reserve_Force_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Reserve_Force_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Reserve_Force_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Reserve_Force_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Reserve_Force_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Reserve_Force_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Reserve_Force_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Force_Medal" title="Reserve Force Medal">Reserve Force Medal</a> (1982–1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Defence_Long_Service_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Defence_Long_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Defence_Long_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Defence_Long_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Defence_Long_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Defence_Long_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Defence_Long_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Defence_Long_Service_Medal" title="Defence Long Service Medal">Defence Long Service Medal</a> (1998–)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:National_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/National_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-National_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/National_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-National_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/National_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-National_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_Medal_(Australia)" title="National Medal (Australia)">National Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Australian_Cadet_Forces_Service_Medal" title="Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal">Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg/35px-Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg/53px-Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg/70px-Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Service_Medal_of_the_Order_of_St_John" title="Service Medal of the Order of St John">Service Medal of the Order of St John</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other defence awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Champion_Shots_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Champion_Shots_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/35px-Champion_Shots_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Champion_Shots_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/53px-Champion_Shots_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Champion_Shots_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png/70px-Champion_Shots_Medal_%28Australia%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Champion_Shots_Medal" title="Champion Shots Medal">Champion Shots Medal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anniversary_of_National_Service_Medal_(Australia)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img 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