Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975

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Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975



Obverse of medal (with Vietname clasp) and ribbon
Awarded by Australia
Type Campaign medal
Awarded for service in designated campaigns
Clasps Malaya

Korea
Malaysia
Thailand
Thai-Malay
Vietnam
Statistics
Established 11 December 1997
Total awarded 65,870 as at 30 June 2006
Precedence
Next (lower) Australian Service Medal 1945-1975
Related Australia Service Medal 1939-45,
Australian Active Service Medal

The Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 recognises the service of Australian Defence Force and certain other persons in prescribed warlike operations in the period after World War II, and prior to February 1975. The medal was established in December 1997.

The Australian Active Service Medal recognises warlike service after February 1975

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[edit] Description

  • The Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975 is a nickel-silver medal ensigned with the Crown of St Edward. The obverse has a Federation Star with the inscription ‘THE AUSTRALIAN ACTIVE SERVICE MEDAL 1945 - 1975’.
  • The reverse has a wreath of golden wattle flanking a central horizontal panel.
  • The medal ribbon has a central red stripe flanked by yellow stripes which in turn are flanked by stripes of blue, green and purple. These colours are representative of the ribbon colours of the Imperial awards previously issued for campaign service.

[edit] Clasps

The medal has the following clasps:

[edit] MALAYA

1 days service during the Malayan Emergency from 16 June 1948 - 31 July 1960

[edit] KOREA

1 days service during the Korean War from 1 July 1950 - 27 July 1953

[edit] MALAYSIA

1 days service in:

[edit] THAILAND

1 days service:

[edit] THAI-MALAY

1 days service in:

[edit] VIETNAM

For recipients of:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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