- 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 December 1997
first_award=
last_award=
total= 65,870 as at30 June 2006
posthumous=
recipients=
individual=
higher=
same=
lower=Australian Service Medal 1945-1975
related=Australia Service Medal 1939-45 ,Australian Active Service Medal
caption2=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 1975Description
* 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 from16 June 1948 -31 July 1960 KOREA
: 1 days service during the
Korean War from1 July 1950 -27 July 1953 MALAYSIA
: 1 days service in::*
Brunei ,North Borneo andSarawak from8 December 1962 -23 December 1962 :*Sabah ,Sarawak andBrunei from24 December 1962 -11 August 1966 :*Malay Peninsula andSingapore from17 August 1964 -11 August 1966 THAILAND
:1 days service::* at RTAF Base Ubon from
25 June 1965 -31 August 1968 :* with 2 Field Troop, RAE at Ban Kok Talat in Operation CROWN from25 June 1965 -31 August 1968 THAI-MALAY
:1 days service in::* Land and air anti-terrorist operations (
1 August 1960 -31 December 1964 ):* RAAF air operations (17 August 1964 -30 March 1966 )VIETNAM
:For recipients of::* GSM South Vietnam -
24 December 1962 -28 May 1964 :*Vietnam Medal -29 May 1964 -27 January 1973 :*Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal -29 May 1964 -27 January 1973 ee also
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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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