Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975

Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975

Infobox Military Award
name=Australian Active Service Medal 1945-1975


caption=Obverse of medal (with Vietname clasp) and ribbon
awarded_by=Australia
type= Campaign medal
eligibility=
for= service in designated campaigns
status=
description=
clasps=Malaya
Korea
Malaysia
Thailand
Thai-Malay
Vietnam
established=11 December1997
first_award=
last_award=
total= 65,870 as at 30 June2006
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=
higher=
same=
lower= Australian Service Medal 1945-1975
related= Australia Service Medal 1939-45,
Australian Active Service Medal


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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

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.

Clasps

The medal has the following clasps:

MALAYA

: 1 days service during the Malayan Emergency from 16 June1948 - 31 July1960

KOREA

: 1 days service during the Korean War from 1 July1950 - 27 July1953

MALAYSIA

: 1 days service in::* Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak from 8 December1962 - 23 December1962:* Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei from 24 December1962 - 11 August1966:* Malay Peninsula and Singapore from 17 August1964 - 11 August1966

THAILAND

:1 days service::* at RTAF Base Ubon from 25 June1965 - 31 August1968:* with 2 Field Troop, RAE at Ban Kok Talat in Operation CROWN from 25 June1965 - 31 August1968

THAI-MALAY

:1 days service in::* Land and air anti-terrorist operations (1 August1960 - 31 December1964):* RAAF air operations (17 August1964 - 30 March1966)

VIETNAM

:For recipients of::* GSM South Vietnam - 24 December1962 - 28 May1964:* Vietnam Medal - 29 May1964 - 27 January1973:* Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal - 29 May1964 - 27 January1973

ee also

*Australian Honours Order of Precedence
*Australian campaign medals

References

* [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/medals/australian_active_service_medal_45_75.cfm It's an Honour] - Australian Government website
* [http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/Content/+040%20Campaign%20Medals/+050%201945-1975/+010%20AASM%201945-75/default.htm ADF Honours and awards] site


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