Australian Antarctic Medal
Australian Antarctic Medal | |
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Medal and ribbon | |
Awarded by Australia | |
Type | Medal |
Eligibility | members or support staff of an Australian Antarctic expedition |
Awarded for | outstanding service in, or support to, scientific research or exploration |
Status | Currently awarded |
Post-nominals | AAM |
Statistics | |
Established | 2 June 1987 |
First awarded | 22 June 1987 |
Last awarded | 2013 Midwinter's Day Honours |
Total awarded | 89[1][2][3] |
Posthumous awards | 1 |
Distinct recipients | 88 |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)[4] |
Next (lower) | Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)[4] |
The Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM) is awarded for outstanding service in scientific research or exploration in connection with an Australian Antarctic expedition or for support of such work. The service or support is normally for a period of at least 12 months.
The AAM was introduced in 1987, and replaced the Imperial award of the Polar Medal of the United Kingdom. Announcements of the award are usually made on 21 June in a special Midwinter’s Day honours list.
Recipients of the Australian Antarctic Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "AAM".
Description
- The AAM is an octagonal nickel-silver medal ensigned with a hexagonal ice-crystal device which links the medal to the suspension bar. The obverse depicts the Southern Hemisphere showing Australia and the Antarctic enclosed by the inscription "For Outstanding Service in the Antarctic".
- The reverse of the medal shows an Antarctic expeditioner leaning into a blizzard to use an ice axe outside Mawson's Huts. The ice-crystal device is repeated on the reverse of the medal.
- The 32 millimetre-wide ribbon is snow-white moiré. At the edges three shades of blue merge into the white.
Award statistics
The medal was first awarded on 22 June 1987 to 16 people, and was awarded on 21 August 1989 to 2 people. Otherwise, the medal has been awarded on 21 June.
On 21 June 2011, the medal had been awarded on 23 occasions, to a total of 83 different people.
On 21 June 2012, Dr Graham Robertson became the first recipient to be awarded a clasp to his medal, and Dr Neil Adams became the first posthumous awardee.[2]
Date | # | Gazette | Date | # | Gazette | Date | # | Gazette | ||
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22 Jun 1987 | 16 | 21 Jun 1996 | 5 | 21 Jun 2008 | 1 | 2008-S123[5] | ||||
21 Jun 1988 | 6 | 21 Jun 1997 | 1 | 21 Jun 2009 | 1 | 2009-S107[6] | ||||
21 Jun 1989 | 6 | 21 Jun 1998 | 1 | 21 Jun 2011 | 2 | 2011-S99[7] | ||||
21 Aug 1989 | 2 | 21 Jun 1999 | 1 | 21 Jun 2012 | 4 | 2012-?[2] | ||||
21 Jun 1990 | 5 | 21 Jun 2000 | 5 | 21 Jun 2013 | 2 | 2013-S68[3] | ||||
21 Jun 1991 | 4 | 21 Jun 2001 | 6 | |||||||
21 Jun 1992 | 3 | 21 Jun 2002 | 1 | |||||||
21 Jun 1993 | 5 | 21 Jun 2004 | 1 | |||||||
21 Jun 1994 | 3 | 21 Jun 2006 | 1 | |||||||
21 Jun 1995 | 6 | 21 Jun 2007 | 1 | 2007-S114[8] |
Recipients
Date | Recipient | Notes |
---|---|---|
21 June 2012 | Adams, Neil | posthumous[2] |
21 June 1989 | ALLEN, Denise Mary | [9] |
21 June 1988 | ALLISON, Ian Frederick | [10] |
21 June 1989 | BARNAART, Willem Philip | [11] |
22 June 1987 | BESSO, Ricky | [12] |
21 June 1988 | BETTS, Martin Stephen | [13] |
22 June 1987 | BLABY, David Andrew | [14] |
21 June 1994 | BRAND, Russell James | [15] |
21 June 1993 | BRUEHWILER, Albert | [16] |
22 June 1987 | BURTON, Harry Roy | [17] |
21 June 1994 | BURTON, Howard Douglas | [18] |
21 June 1996 | CLARKE, Judith Rebekah | [19] |
21 June 1988 | CONRICK, Neil Joseph | [20] |
22 June 1987 | CORCORAN, John Gerard | [21] |
22 June 1987 | COSGROVE, Charles Henry Lewis | [22] |
21 June 1996 | CRAVEN, Trevor Michael | [23] |
21 June 1997 | DELANEY, Paul Robert | [24] |
21 June 1988 | DIETRICH, Maxwell Cecil | [25] |
21 June 2012 | Doube, James | [2] |
21 June 2011 | DOYLE, Murray Patrick | [26] |
21 June 1998 | EASTHER, Robert Leslie | [27] |
21 June 2001 | Elcheikh, Alan | [28] |
22 June 1987 | ELLSON, Malcolm Charles | [29] |
21 June 1995 | ERB, Erwin | [30] |
22 June 1987 | EVERETT, Anthony Peter | [31] |
21 June 2008 | FILIPOWSKI, Matthew Wayne | [32] |
22 June 1987 | FLETCHER, Lloyd Douglas | [33] |
21 June 1995 | FRANZMANN, Peter Damian | [34] |
21 June 1991 | GORMLY, Peter James | [35] |
21 June 1990 | GRANT, David John | [36] |
21 June 1993 | HASICK, David James | [37] |
21 June 1995 | HORNSBY, Norman Leigh | [38] |
21 June 1992 | HOTCHIN, Murray James | [39] |
21 June 2001 | Johnson, Joseph Vaughan | [40] |
21 June 2000 | JONES, John Joseph | [41] |
21 June 1996 | JONES, Robert Tracy | [42] |
21 June 1993 | KERRY, Knowles Ronald | [43] |
21 June 1995 | KIERNAN, Robert Patrick | [44] |
21 June 2007 | Labudda, Sharon Rae | [45] |
21 June 2006 | Larsen, Per Brun | [46] |
21 June 2013 | Laughlin, Scott | [3] |
21 June 1990 | LEDINGHAM, Roderick Bentley | [47] |
21 June 1992 | MACKERETH, Jeffrey Roger | [48] |
21 June 2001 | Main, Dale Allan | [49] |
21 June 1989 | MCCORMACK, David Rockley | [50] |
21 June 2001 | McLean, Ian John | [51] |
21 June 1991 | MILLS, Graham John | [52] |
21 June 1994 | MOORE, Geoffrey James | [53] |
21 June 1995 | MORGAN, Vincent Ivor | [54] |
22 June 1987 | MORRIS, Raymond John | [55] |
21 June 2000 | MORTIMER, Nicolas Andrew | [56] |
21 June 1993 | MUNRO, Paul John | [57] |
21 June 2011 | NICOL, Stephen | [58] |
22 June 1987 | ORCHARD, Robert Campbell | [59] |
21 June 1989 | O'REILLY, Daniel Henry | [60] |
21 June 1991 | OSBORN, Eric William | [61] |
21 June 1993 | PIKE, Paul John | [62] |
22 June 1987 | POTTAGE, David Arnold | [63] |
21 June 2009 | PULLINGER, David Ernest | [64] |
21 August 1989 | RACHINGER, Russell Albert | [65] |
21 June 2002 | REEVE, Jonathan James | [66] |
22 June 1987 | REID, Donald Alexander | [67] |
21 June 2000 | REINKE, Andrew Jason | [68] |
21 June 2012 | Rintoul, Stephen | [2] |
21 June 1989 | ROBERTSON, Diana Lynn | [69] |
21 June 1989 | ROBERTSON, Graham George | [70] |
21 June 2012 | Robertson, Graham | Clasp to AAM[2] |
21 June 1988 | ROBINSON, William Leslie | [71] |
22 June 1987 | ROLLINS, Shane Anthony | [72] |
21 June 1996 | ROOKE, Allen Carey | [73] |
22 June 1987 | SCHMITTER, Ulrich | [74] |
21 June 2004 | Selkirk, Patricia Margaret | [75] |
21 June 1988 | SORENSEN, Bernard William | [76] |
21 June 2001 | Sprunk, Peter Helmut | [77] |
21 June 2001 | Stone, Michael Stephen | [78] |
22 June 1987 | SULLIVAN, Peter Graham | [79] |
21 June 1996 | SYMONS, Lloyd Peter | [80] |
21 June 1990 | TINGEY, Robert John | [81] |
21 June 1990 | TWIGG, Dudley Raymond | [82] |
21 June 1991 | WARE, William Royce | [83] |
21 June 2000 | WATSON, Garry Iain | [84] |
21 June 1990 | WEHRLE, Egon | [85] |
22 June 1987 | WESTERHOF, Herman Hank Edward | [86] |
21 June 1999 | WHITTLE, Michael Robert | [87] |
21 June 2013 | Wienecke, Barbara | [3] |
21 June 2000 | WILCOCK, Madeleine | [88] |
21 August 1989 | WILLIAMS, Dianna Lynn | [89] |
21 June 1992 | WILLIAMS, Richard | [90] |
21 June 1995 | ZWAR, Meredy Jayne | [91] |
See also
References
- ↑ Medal Yearbook 2014. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2014. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2012 Antarctic Medal". News. Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Australian Government. 21 June 2012.
Antarctic medals were awarded to oceanographer Dr Steve Rintoul and medical practitioner Dr James Doube. A posthumous award was given to meteorologist Dr Neil Adams and a clasp to the Antarctic Medal was awarded to Dr Graham Robertson.
- 1 2 3 4 2013-S68 - Midwinters's Day 2013 (21 June 2013)
- 1 2 "The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ 2008-S123 - Midwinter's Day 2008 Honours List (21 June 2008)
- ↑ 2009-S107 - Midwinter's Day 2009 Honours List (21 June 2009)
- ↑ 2011-S99 - Midwinter's Day 2011 (21 June 2011)
- ↑ 2007-S114 - Midwinter's Day 2007 Honours List (21 June 2007)
- ↑ ALLEN, Denise Mary
- ↑ ALLISON, Ian Frederick
- ↑ BARNAART, Willem Philip
- ↑ BESSO, Ricky
- ↑ BETTS, Martin Stephen
- ↑ BLABY, David Andrew
- ↑ BRAND, Russell James
- ↑ BRUEHWILER, Albert
- ↑ BURTON, Harry Roy
- ↑ BURTON, Howard Douglas
- ↑ CLARKE, Judith Rebekah
- ↑ CONRICK, Neil Joseph
- ↑ CORCORAN, John Gerard
- ↑ COSGROVE, Charles Henry Lewis
- ↑ CRAVEN, Trevor Michael
- ↑ DELANEY, Paul Robert
- ↑ DIETRICH, Maxwell Cecil
- ↑ DOYLE, Murray Patrick
- ↑ EASTHER, Robert Leslie
- ↑ Elcheikh, Alan
- ↑ ELLSON, Malcolm Charles
- ↑ ERB, Erwin
- ↑ EVERETT, Anthony Peter
- ↑ FILIPOWSKI, Matthew Wayne
- ↑ FLETCHER, Lloyd Douglas
- ↑ FRANZMANN, Peter Damian
- ↑ GORMLY, Peter James
- ↑ GRANT, David John
- ↑ HASICK, David James
- ↑ HORNSBY, Norman Leigh
- ↑ HOTCHIN, Murray James
- ↑ Johnson, Joseph Vaughan
- ↑ JONES, John Joseph
- ↑ JONES, Robert Tracy
- ↑ KERRY, Knowles Ronald
- ↑ KIERNAN, Robert Patrick
- ↑ Labudda, Sharon Rae
- ↑ Larsen, Per Brun
- ↑ LEDINGHAM, Roderick Bentley
- ↑ MACKERETH, Jeffrey Roger
- ↑ Main, Dale Allan
- ↑ MCCORMACK, David Rockley
- ↑ McLean, Ian John
- ↑ MILLS, Graham John
- ↑ MOORE, Geoffrey James
- ↑ MORGAN, Vincent Ivor
- ↑ MORRIS, Raymond John
- ↑ MORTIMER, Nicolas Andrew
- ↑ MUNRO, Paul John
- ↑ NICOL, Stephen
- ↑ ORCHARD, Robert Campbell
- ↑ O'REILLY, Daniel Henry
- ↑ OSBORN, Eric William
- ↑ PIKE, Paul John
- ↑ POTTAGE, David Arnold
- ↑ PULLINGER, David Ernest
- ↑ RACHINGER, Russell Albert
- ↑ REEVE, Jonathan James
- ↑ REID, Donald Alexander
- ↑ REINKE, Andrew Jason
- ↑ ROBERTSON, Diana Lynn
- ↑ ROBERTSON, Graham George
- ↑ ROBINSON, William Leslie
- ↑ ROLLINS, Shane Anthony
- ↑ ROOKE, Allen Carey
- ↑ SCHMITTER, Ulrich
- ↑ Selkirk, Patricia Margaret
- ↑ SORENSEN, Bernard William
- ↑ Sprunk, Peter Helmut
- ↑ Stone, Michael Stephen
- ↑ SULLIVAN, Peter Graham
- ↑ SYMONS, Lloyd Peter
- ↑ TINGEY, Robert John
- ↑ TWIGG, Dudley Raymond
- ↑ WARE, William Royce
- ↑ WATSON, Garry Iain
- ↑ WEHRLE, Egon
- ↑ WESTERHOF, Herman Hank Edward
- ↑ WHITTLE, Michael Robert
- ↑ WILCOCK, Madeleine
- ↑ WILLIAMS, Dianna Lynn
- ↑ WILLIAMS, Richard
- ↑ ZWAR, Meredy Jayne
External links
- It's an Honour Australian Government website