Order of Wearing Medals
The following was forwarded on to the forum via email from Bozo Bizant. It relates to the positioning and wearing of Medals :- Government House Canberra ACT 2600 25 September 2007 THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS The Governor-General notifies for general information the positioning of the wearing of Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals. This notification incorporates the positioning of the following awards: the Afghanistan Medal (notified in Special Gazette No. S422 of 22 October 2004); the Iraq Medal (notified in Special Gazette No. S421 of 22 October 2004); and the Australian Defence Medal (notified in Special Gazette No. S48 of 30 March 2006). The Schedule, together with the Annexes to the Schedule, incorporates the new positioning of these awards and supersedes that notified in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S101 of 4 April 2002. Honours and Awards listed in the Schedule and Annexes in BOLD print are: • those within the Australian System of Honours and Awards; • those conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the Royal Prerogative; • those within the Order of St John; and • foreign awards, the acceptance and wearing of which have been authorised by the Governor-General. - all imperial British awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly. Those Honours and Awards listed in the Schedule and Annexes in UNBOLDED print are Imperial awards. THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS THE SCHEDULE VICTORIA CROSS VC (1) George Cross GC CROSS OF VALOUR CV KNIGHT/LADY OF THE GARTER KG/LG KNIGHT/LADY OF THE THISTLE KT/LT Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB ORDER OF MERIT OM KNIGHT/DAME OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AK/AD Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG KNIGHT/DAME GRAND CROSS OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER GCVO Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AC Companion of Honour CH Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG KNIGHT/DAME COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER KCVO/DCVO Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE Knight Bachelor (NB: Confers title of “Sir” - no postnominals) OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AO Companion of the Order of the Bath CB Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER CVO Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE STAR OF GALLANTRY SG STAR OF COURAGE SC Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS DSC MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AM LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER LVO Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO MEMBER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER MVO Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS CSC NURSING SERVICE CROSS NSC Royal Red Cross (1st Class) RRC Distinguished Service Cross DSC 3 The Schedule (continued) Military Cross MC Distinguished Flying Cross DFC Air Force Cross AFC Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) ARRC MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY MG BRAVERY MEDAL BM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL DSM PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL PSM AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL APM AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL AFSM AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL ASM EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL ESM MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA OAM ORDER OF ST JOHN (3) Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal CGM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) CGM George Medal GM CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL CSM AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC MEDAL (4) AAM Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry QPM Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry QFSM Distinguished Service Medal DSM Military Medal MM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Air Force Medal AFM Sea Gallantry Medal SGM Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL RVM British Empire Medal BEM Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service QFSM COMMENDATION FOR GALLANTRY COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals (see Annex 1) POLICE OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL (5) HUMANITARIAN OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL (5) CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945 Polar Medal Imperial Service Medal Coronation, Jubilee, Remembrance and Commemorative medals (in order of date of receipt) (see Annex 2) The Schedule (continued) DEFENCE FORCE SERVICE MEDAL RESERVE FORCE DECORATION RFD RESERVE FORCE MEDAL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDAL NATIONAL MEDAL AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MEDAL AUSTRALIAN CADET FORCES SERVICE MEDAL CHAMPION SHOTS MEDAL Long Service Medals (6) ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL SERVICE 1951-1972 MEDAL Independence and Anniversary Medals (in order of date of receipt) Foreign Awards (in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing) By His Excellency’s Command Malcolm Hazell Official Secretary to the Governor-General 4The Schedule (continued) Notes: 1. Refers to the Imperial Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia. 2. Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister. 3. Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards. Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised as notified in the Governor-General’s media release of 14 August 1982. 4. The Australian Antarctic Medal was known as the Antarctic Medal until 18 December 1997. 5. Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt commencing from the bottom of the ribbon. 6. Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards. General Notes: The Unit Citation for Gallantry, the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Group Bravery Citation are not positioned in The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards. For members of uniformed services, they should be worn in accordance with the dress rules of the particular Service concerned. Civilian personnel awarded the Group Bravery Citation should wear the insignia on the left lapel or left breast. Should other honours or awards have been awarded, the Group Bravery Citation should be worn centrally, approx 10mm above these. The insignia for The Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct is worn directly on the coat after any medal ribbons. The Mention in Despatches is an Imperial award. It is not positioned in the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards. The Department of Defence provides advice on the wearing of the emblem. 6 Annex 1 to Schedule on the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards WAR MEDALS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS, ACTIVE SERVICE MEDALS AND SERVICE MEDALS (1901 onwards) South African War Queen’s South Africa Medal King’s South Africa Medal World War I 1914 Star 1914-15 Star (1*) British War Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal Victory Medal Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 (2* & 3*) General Service Medal 1918-62 (2* & 3*) World War II 1939-45 Star Atlantic Star (4*) Air Crew Europe Star (4*) Africa Star Pacific Star (5*) Burma Star (5*) Italy Star France and Germany Star (4*) Defence Medal War Medal, 1939-45 AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-45 Post-World War II AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975 (3*) Korea Medal United Nations Service Medal for Korea (6*) Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 (2* & 3*) General Service Medal 1918-62 (2* & 3*) General Service Medal 1962 (3*) VIETNAM MEDAL VIETNAM LOGISTIC AND SUPPORT MEDAL (7*) 7AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL (3*) INTERNATIONAL FORCE EAST TIMOR MEDAL AFGHANISTAN MEDAL IRAQ MEDAL AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975 (3*) AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL (3*) RHODESIA MEDAL Notes: 1*. Recipients of the 1914 Star are not eligible for the award of the 1914-15 Star. 2*. The order of wearing of the Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 and General Service Medal 1918-62 (Army and Air Force) will vary from person to person depending on when the person earned the first clasp. If the first clasp relates to service between World War I and World War II, the medals should be worn immediately after World War I war medals. If the first clasp relates to service after 2 September 1945, the medals should be worn immediately after the United Nations Service Medal for Korea. 3*. Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt. 4*. Only one of these three Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for two of these awards, the Star first earned is worn with the Clasp of the second Star. Only one Star and one Clasp may be worn even if the person qualified for all three Stars. 5*. Only one of these two Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for both the Pacific Star and the Burma Star, the Star first earned was awarded together with the appropriate Clasp denoting the service that would have qualified for the other Star. 6*. Uniquely, although a foreign award, the United Nations Service Medal for Korea is worn immediately after the Korea Medal. All other foreign awards for which official permission has been given to accept and wear are worn as Foreign Awards. 7*. A person who has been awarded the Vietnam Medal, or who is eligible for the award of the Vietnam Medal, is not eligible for the award of the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal. These medals are of equal status Annex 2 to Schedule on the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards CORONATION MEDALS, JUBILEE MEDALS, REMEMBRANCE MEDALS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS (1901 onwards) KING EDWARD VII’s CORONATION MEDAL KING GEORGE V’s CORONATION MEDAL KING GEORGE V’s SILVER JUBILEE MEDAL KING GEORGE VI’s CORONATION MEDAL QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s CORONATION MEDAL QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s SILVER JUBILEE MEDAL 80th ANNIVERSARY ARMISTICE REMEMBRANCE MEDAL AUSTRALIAN SPORTS MEDAL CENTENARY MEDAL Phew!!!!, that was a big copy and paste
The following was forwarded on to the forum via email from Bozo Bizant. It relates to the positioning and wearing of Medals :- Government House Canberra ACT 2600 25 September 2007 THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS The Governor-General notifies for general information the positioning of the wearing of Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals. This notification incorporates the positioning of the following awards: the Afghanistan Medal (notified in Special Gazette No. S422 of 22 October 2004); the Iraq Medal (notified in Special Gazette No. S421 of 22 October 2004); and the Australian Defence Medal (notified in Special Gazette No. S48 of 30 March 2006). The Schedule, together with the Annexes to the Schedule, incorporates the new positioning of these awards and supersedes that notified in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. S101 of 4 April 2002. Honours and Awards listed in the Schedule and Annexes in BOLD print are: • those within the Australian System of Honours and Awards; • those conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the Royal Prerogative; • those within the Order of St John; and • foreign awards, the acceptance and wearing of which have been authorised by the Governor-General. - all imperial British awards made to Australian citizens after 5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly. Those Honours and Awards listed in the Schedule and Annexes in UNBOLDED print are Imperial awards. THE ORDER OF WEARING AUSTRALIAN HONOURS AND AWARDS THE SCHEDULE VICTORIA CROSS VC (1) George Cross GC CROSS OF VALOUR CV KNIGHT/LADY OF THE GARTER KG/LG KNIGHT/LADY OF THE THISTLE KT/LT Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB ORDER OF MERIT OM KNIGHT/DAME OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AK/AD Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG KNIGHT/DAME GRAND CROSS OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER GCVO Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AC Companion of Honour CH Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG KNIGHT/DAME COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER KCVO/DCVO Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE Knight Bachelor (NB: Confers title of “Sir” - no postnominals) OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AO Companion of the Order of the Bath CB Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER CVO Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE STAR OF GALLANTRY SG STAR OF COURAGE SC Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS DSC MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA AM LIEUTENANT OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER LVO Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO MEMBER OF THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER MVO Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE CONSPICUOUS SERVICE CROSS CSC NURSING SERVICE CROSS NSC Royal Red Cross (1st Class) RRC Distinguished Service Cross DSC 3 The Schedule (continued) Military Cross MC Distinguished Flying Cross DFC Air Force Cross AFC Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) ARRC MEDAL FOR GALLANTRY MG BRAVERY MEDAL BM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL DSM PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL PSM AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL APM AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL AFSM AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL ASM EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL ESM MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA OAM ORDER OF ST JOHN (3) Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal CGM Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) CGM George Medal GM CONSPICUOUS SERVICE MEDAL CSM AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC MEDAL (4) AAM Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry QPM Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry QFSM Distinguished Service Medal DSM Military Medal MM Distinguished Flying Medal DFM Air Force Medal AFM Sea Gallantry Medal SGM Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL RVM British Empire Medal BEM Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service QFSM COMMENDATION FOR GALLANTRY COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct COMMENDATION FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals (see Annex 1) POLICE OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL (5) HUMANITARIAN OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL (5) CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945 Polar Medal Imperial Service Medal Coronation, Jubilee, Remembrance and Commemorative medals (in order of date of receipt) (see Annex 2) The Schedule (continued) DEFENCE FORCE SERVICE MEDAL RESERVE FORCE DECORATION RFD RESERVE FORCE MEDAL DEFENCE LONG SERVICE MEDAL NATIONAL MEDAL AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE MEDAL AUSTRALIAN CADET FORCES SERVICE MEDAL CHAMPION SHOTS MEDAL Long Service Medals (6) ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL SERVICE 1951-1972 MEDAL Independence and Anniversary Medals (in order of date of receipt) Foreign Awards (in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing) By His Excellency’s Command Malcolm Hazell Official Secretary to the Governor-General 4The Schedule (continued) Notes: 1. Refers to the Imperial Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for Australia. 2. Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister. 3. Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards. Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised as notified in the Governor-General’s media release of 14 August 1982. 4. The Australian Antarctic Medal was known as the Antarctic Medal until 18 December 1997. 5. Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt commencing from the bottom of the ribbon. 6. Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards. General Notes: The Unit Citation for Gallantry, the Meritorious Unit Citation and the Group Bravery Citation are not positioned in The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards. For members of uniformed services, they should be worn in accordance with the dress rules of the particular Service concerned. Civilian personnel awarded the Group Bravery Citation should wear the insignia on the left lapel or left breast. Should other honours or awards have been awarded, the Group Bravery Citation should be worn centrally, approx 10mm above these. The insignia for The Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct is worn directly on the coat after any medal ribbons. The Mention in Despatches is an Imperial award. It is not positioned in the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards. The Department of Defence provides advice on the wearing of the emblem. 6 Annex 1 to Schedule on the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards WAR MEDALS, CAMPAIGN MEDALS, ACTIVE SERVICE MEDALS AND SERVICE MEDALS (1901 onwards) South African War Queen’s South Africa Medal King’s South Africa Medal World War I 1914 Star 1914-15 Star (1*) British War Medal Mercantile Marine War Medal Victory Medal Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 (2* & 3*) General Service Medal 1918-62 (2* & 3*) World War II 1939-45 Star Atlantic Star (4*) Air Crew Europe Star (4*) Africa Star Pacific Star (5*) Burma Star (5*) Italy Star France and Germany Star (4*) Defence Medal War Medal, 1939-45 AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-45 Post-World War II AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975 (3*) Korea Medal United Nations Service Medal for Korea (6*) Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 (2* & 3*) General Service Medal 1918-62 (2* & 3*) General Service Medal 1962 (3*) VIETNAM MEDAL VIETNAM LOGISTIC AND SUPPORT MEDAL (7*) 7AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL (3*) INTERNATIONAL FORCE EAST TIMOR MEDAL AFGHANISTAN MEDAL IRAQ MEDAL AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL 1945-1975 (3*) AUSTRALIAN SERVICE MEDAL (3*) RHODESIA MEDAL Notes: 1*. Recipients of the 1914 Star are not eligible for the award of the 1914-15 Star. 2*. The order of wearing of the Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 and General Service Medal 1918-62 (Army and Air Force) will vary from person to person depending on when the person earned the first clasp. If the first clasp relates to service between World War I and World War II, the medals should be worn immediately after World War I war medals. If the first clasp relates to service after 2 September 1945, the medals should be worn immediately after the United Nations Service Medal for Korea. 3*. Clasps to these medals should be worn on the ribbon in order of date of receipt. 4*. Only one of these three Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for two of these awards, the Star first earned is worn with the Clasp of the second Star. Only one Star and one Clasp may be worn even if the person qualified for all three Stars. 5*. Only one of these two Stars could be awarded to an individual. Should a person have qualified for both the Pacific Star and the Burma Star, the Star first earned was awarded together with the appropriate Clasp denoting the service that would have qualified for the other Star. 6*. Uniquely, although a foreign award, the United Nations Service Medal for Korea is worn immediately after the Korea Medal. All other foreign awards for which official permission has been given to accept and wear are worn as Foreign Awards. 7*. A person who has been awarded the Vietnam Medal, or who is eligible for the award of the Vietnam Medal, is not eligible for the award of the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal. These medals are of equal status Annex 2 to Schedule on the Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards CORONATION MEDALS, JUBILEE MEDALS, REMEMBRANCE MEDALS AND COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS (1901 onwards) KING EDWARD VII’s CORONATION MEDAL KING GEORGE V’s CORONATION MEDAL KING GEORGE V’s SILVER JUBILEE MEDAL KING GEORGE VI’s CORONATION MEDAL QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s CORONATION MEDAL QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s SILVER JUBILEE MEDAL 80th ANNIVERSARY ARMISTICE REMEMBRANCE MEDAL AUSTRALIAN SPORTS MEDAL CENTENARY MEDAL Phew!!!!, that was a big copy and paste