Australian Service Medal 1945-75
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Eligibility
The Australian Service Medal 1945–1975 recognises service in peacekeeping or non-warlike operations in the 30-year period following World War II, and prior to February 1975.
The Australian Service Medal 1945–1975 is a nickel-silver medal ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse features the Commonwealth Coat of Arms above a spray of golden wattle surrounded by the words 'THE AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945–1975'. The reverse of the medal shows the Federation Star and golden wattle with space for recipient's details. The medal ribbon has a central gold stripe flanked by two green stripes which in turn are flanked by navy blue, khaki and light blue stripes from the Australia Service Medal 1939–45. A nickel-silver clasp with the name of the theatre or action for which the award is made is presented with the medal.
The following clasps have been issued for the medal:
- BERLIN
- FESR (Far East Strategic Reserve)
- GERMANY
- INDONESIA
- JAPAN
- KASHMIR
- KOREA
- MIDDLE EAST
- PNG (Papua New Guinea)
- SE ASIA
- SPECIAL OPS
- SW PACIFIC
- THAILAND
- W NEW GUINEA
Eligibility for clasps can be found at the Defence Honours and Awards website [1]
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Content for the history and honours sections has come from a combination of Wikipedia and the Australian War Memorial websites.