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Australia Imperial honours order
The Order of Wearing of
Australian honours
includes Imperial honours (those of the British Empire/United Kingdom) if they were awarded prior to 6 October 1992. Imperial honours awarded after 5 October 1992 are considered foreign.
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For the Order of Wearing of Australian honours
excluding
Imperial honours, see
Australian Honours Order of Wearing
.
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Honours and Awards listed in
bold
print are:
- those within the Australian System of Honours and Awards;
- those conferred by The Sovereign in exercise of the
Royal Prerogative
;
- those within the Order of St John; and
- foreign awards, the acceptance and wearing of which have been authorised by the Governor-General.
Honours and Awards listed in unbolded print and marked with * are Imperial awards and are considered Australian if conferred prior to 6 October 1992. If conferred after 5 October 1992, Imperial awards are foreign and should be worn accordingly.
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- Victoria Cross
/
Victoria Cross for Australia
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VC
- George Cross
* GC
- Cross of Valour
CV
- Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter
KG/LG
- Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle
KT/LT
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
* GCB
- Member of the Order of Merit
OM (Civil Division and Military Division)
- Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia
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AK/AD
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
* GCMG
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
GCVO
- Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
(Civil Division)* GBE
(Military Division)*
- Companion of the Order of Australia
(General Division) AC
(Military Division)
- Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour
* CH
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
* KCB/DCB
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
* KCMG/DCMG
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
KCVO/DCVO
- Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
* KBE/DBE
(Military Division)*
- Knight Bachelor
* (Confers the title of "Sir" with no postnominals.)
- Officer of the Order of Australia
(General Division) AO
(Military Division)
- Companion of the Order of the Bath
* CB
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
* CMG
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
CVO
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
* CBE
(Military Division)*
- Star of Gallantry
SG
- Star of Courage
SC
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
* DSO
- Distinguished Service Cross
DSC
- Member of the Order of Australia
(General Division) AM
(Military Division)
- Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
LVO
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
* OBE
(Military Division)*
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order
* ISO
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order
MVO
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
* MBE
(Military Division)*
- Conspicuous Service Cross
CSC
- Nursing Service Cross
NSC
- Royal Red Cross
(1st Class ? Member)* RRC
- Distinguished Service Cross
* DSC (Imperial)
- Military Cross
* MC
- Distinguished Flying Cross
* DFC
- Air Force Cross
* AFC
- Royal Red Cross
(2nd Class ? Associate)* ARRC
- Medal for Gallantry
MG
- Bravery Medal
BM
- Distinguished Service Medal
DSM
- Public Service Medal
PSM
- Australian Police Medal
APM
- Australian Fire Service Medal
AFSM
- Ambulance Service Medal
ASM
- Emergency Services Medal
ESM
- Australian Corrections Medal
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ACM
- Medal of the Order of Australia
(General Division) OAM
(Military Division)
- Order of St John
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- Distinguished Conduct Medal
* DCM
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
* CGM
- George Medal
* GM
- Conspicuous Service Medal
CSM
- Australian Antarctic Medal
AAM
- King’s Police Medal for Gallantry
* KPM
- King’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
* KFSM
- Distinguished Service Medal
* DSM (Imperial)
- Military Medal
* MM
- Distinguished Flying Medal
* DFM
- Air Force Medal
* AFM
- Sea Gallantry Medal
* SGM
- Queen’s Gallantry Medal
* QGM
- Royal Victorian Medal
RVM
- British Empire Medal
* BEM
(Military Division)*
- King’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service
* KPM
- King’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
* KFSM
- Commendation for Gallantry
- Commendation for Brave Conduct
- Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct
*
- Commendation for Distinguished Service
- War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals (See
Australian campaign medals
)
- Police Overseas Service Medal
- Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal
- National Emergency Medal
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- Civilian Service Medal 1939?1945
- National Police Service Medal
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- Polar Medal
*
- Imperial Service Medal
*
- King Edward VII Coronation Medal
(1902)
- King George V Coronation Medal
(1911)
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
(1935)
- King George VI Coronation Medal
(1937)
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
(1953)
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
(1977)
- Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
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(2002)
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
[10]
(2012)
- Defence Force Service Medal
- Reserve Force Decoration
RFD
- Reserve Force Medal
- Defence Long Service Medal
- National Medal
- Australian Defence Medal
- Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal
- Champion Shots Medal
- Long Service Medals
(Includes Imperial efficiency and long service awards.)
- Service Medal of the Order of St John
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- Anniversary of National Service 1951?1972 Medal
- Independence and Anniversary Medals* (in order of date of receipt)
- Foreign Awards
(in order of date of authorisation of their acceptance and wearing). (See
Foreign Campaign Medals
)
See also
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References
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- ^
"The Order of Wearing Australian Honours and Awards"
Archived
11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
, updated 25 September 2007. (Includes official post-nominals.)
It's an Honour
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"- all Imperial awards made to Australian citizens
after
5 October 1992 are foreign awards and should be worn accordingly."
Order of Wearing
Archived
11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
, updated 25 September 2007. page 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn
after
Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
- ^
"Refers to both the Imperial
Victoria Cross
and the
Victoria Cross for Australia
."
Order of Wearing
Archived
11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
, Page 5, Note 1. (Generally, foreign awards are worn
after
Australian awards, and postnominals of foreign awards are not recognised.)
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"Provision for further awards at this level within the Order of Australia was removed by Her Majesty The Queen on 3 March 1986 on the advice of the Prime Minister."
Order of Wearing
Archived
11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
, Page 5, Note 2.
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Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
Notice C2017G00904 of 18 August 2017 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Emergency Services Medal
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a) Listed to indicate where any awards within the Order of St John should be worn; however, the Service Medal of the Order of St John should be worn as a Long Service Medal after all other Imperial Long Service awards.
b) "Post-nominals within the Order of St John are not recognised." (As notified in the Governor-General's media release of 14 August 1982.)
Order of Wearing
Archived
11 February 2014 at the
Wayback Machine
, Page 5, Note 3.
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Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. S169 of Friday, 28 October 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal
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National Police Service Medal
, It's an Honour ? Australian Government Website
National Police Service Medal fact sheet
, It's an Honour ? Australian Government Website
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Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. S31 of Thursday, 3 March 2011 specifies the medal is to be worn immediately after the Civilian Service Medal 1939-45
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a
b
The Jubilee Medals have been awarded by The Sovereign in exercise of the
Royal Prerogative
to those awarded the
Victoria Cross for Australia
and
Cross of Valour
[
citation needed
]
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"Medals Master"
(PDF)
.
www.defence.gov.au
.
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