New Zealand campaign medals

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Prior to 1946 the New Zealand armed forces received Imperial honours. This included the award of British military decorations and campaign medals. Since the end of WW2 there have been constant moves towards an independent New Zealand honours system. This has resulted in a new system of New Zealand honours, gallantry and bravery awards, and campaign medals.

The following are a list, in order of campaign commemerated, of those campaign medals which have been independently issued by New Zealand to its armed forces.

• New Zealand War Service Medal
• New Zealand Operational Service Medal
• New Zealand Service Medal 1946 - 1949
• Vietnam Medal
• New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
• New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
• East Timor Medal
• New Zealand General Service Medal 2002
  • NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)
  • NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan)
  • NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003)

[edit] See also

[edit] See also

• New Zealand Royal Honours System
• New Zealand gallantry awards
• New Zealand bravery awards
• New Zealand campaign medals

• British campaign medals
• Australian campaign medals
• Canadian campaign medals

[edit] External links

New Zealand Defence Force - Campaign medals information page