Medals Awarded to New Zealand Military Personnel
This website features the more common medals which have been awarded to New Zealand military personnel since the 1840s. Please click here for more information About the NZDF Medals website.
Quick Links
Use the following links to access medals information and medals contacts quickly.
- NZDF Medal update from the Minister of Defence - 13 October 2009
- NZDF Medal Frequently Asked Questions and Administrative Updates
- Application Forms and General Enquiries (for all medals)
- Medals Listed by Campaign - since 3 September 1945
- Medals Listed by RNZN Deployment 3 September 1945 to 2010
- Thumbnail images of medals and ribbons featured on this website
- First and Second World War Medals - images and information
- The Wearing of Medals in New Zealand – a guide to the correct order of wear
Medals News
- Breaking News – the latest news about new medals and about medallic issues.
- Wellington-based Malayan Veterans Sought - 28 July 2010
- Presentation of PJM Medals to New Zealand Veterans at the 53rd Malaysia Independence Day Celebration - 14 June 2010
- Defence Personnel named in Queen's Birthday Honours - 4 June 2010
- Minister congratulates Vietnam War hero - 29 May 2010
- Ramos-Horta presents medals to Defence Force personnel - 25 May 2010
- NZDF Medal update from the Minister of Defence - 13 October 2009
- New Defence Force medal planned - 18 June 2009
- Archived Medals News 1999 to 2009 - news from 1999 to 2009 about medals and medallic issues.
Other NZDF News and Events
News:
- HMNZS OTAGO visits Dunedin from 22 to 27 July 2010
- Defence Force future-proofs electricity costs in new deal - 13 July 2010
- Defence Force arrives in Tuvalu for Pacific Relief exercise - 7 July 2010
- First Auckland youth training course graduates - 2 July 2010
- LT Eady: ‘Eyes and Ears’ at UNCMAC, Korea - 22 June 2010
- Kiwi troops destroy Russian bomb in Afghanistan - 21 June 2010
- First woman to command Navy Inshore patrol vessel - 17 June 2010
- Americans honour first two New Zealanders killed in Vietnam - 11 June 2010
Events:
- Remembering the 'forgotten' war, Korea - 25 June 2010
- Images of Korean War anniversary events on 25 June
- Anzac Day 2010
- Armistice Day - 11 November
- Images of Armistice Day
Medal and Medal Ribbon Information
- Honours, Gallantry and Bravery Awards, Campaign, War, and Long Service Medals - listed by category (with thumbnail images of each medal).
- Medal Ribbons - medal ribbons grouped by category of medal.
- Medals Initiatives 1992 to 2010 - the medals initiatives undertaken since 1992 to recognise operational service since 3 September 1945.
- Medals Listed by Campaign – the medallic recognition available for each campaign in which New Zealanders have participated since 3 September 1945.
- Medals Listed by RNZN Deployment 3 September 1945 to 2010 - the medallic recognition available for each deployment of ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy since 3 September 1945.
- War Medals for Service in the First and Second World Wars and in the South African War - 1914-1918, 1939-1945 and 1899-1902
- How to find the Citations for Gallantry Awards to New Zealand Military Personnel 1914 to 1945 - for acts of gallantry during the First and Second World Wars
- Gallantry and Bravery Award Recipients since 1999 - the citations for New Zealand military personnel who have been awarded New Zealand gallantry and bravery awards since 1999.
- Index of Medals - alphabetical index of medals, honours and awards featured or discussed on this website.
Applying For Medals, Wearing Medals, FAQs, and Contacts
- Application forms for medals – the forms for applying for your own or a family member's medals or for replacing lost or stolen medals.
- How to find out what medals you or a family member are entitled to - or to find out which medals were issued and when.
- Miniature medals - the rules on the issue and replacement of miniature medals.
- Wearing medals – the rules for mounting and wearing medals.
- The Wearing of Medals in New Zealand – a guide to the correct order of wear of New Zealand orders, decorations and medals, based on the official New Zealand Order of Wear.
- Medals contacts – the New Zealand Defence Force contact addresses for medals enquiries and medallic issues.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - answers to frequently asked questions about medals.
Medals Posters, Links, and The Vietnam War Oral History Project
- Medals Posters - locations where these posters can be purchased.
- Links to other websites - links to other medals websites, military museums and war memorials, New Zealand military history websites, New Zealand veterans' organisations, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- Including to:
- http://www.anzac.govt.nz/index.html - Information about Anzac Day
- includes a search function for information on New Zealanders who died at Gallipoli. Searchable by surname, service number, cemetery, and other keywords.
- The 28th Maori Battalion website - http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
- - recording service during the Second World War by the 28th Maori Battalion.
- The New Zealand Military Nursing website - http://www.nzans.org
- - recording service by New Zealand military nurses from the 19th Century to today.
- The Vietnam War Oral History Project - http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz
- - a four-year project led by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to record the memories of New Zealand and the Vietnam War. The Ministry for Culture and Heritage invites those New Zealanders who served in Vietnam and their families to record their memories on this website.
The New Zealand Roll of Honour - 3 September 1945 to the present.
About ThE NZDF Medals Website
This website features the more common medals which have been awarded to New Zealand military personnel since the New Zealand Wars of the 1840s and 1860s. It does not attempt to cover medals, which have been awarded to New Zealanders in very small numbers or in unique military circumstances. Because the military history of New Zealand is inextricably linked with Britain, British medals awarded to New Zealanders have been included. This recognises the fact that many living New Zealanders have been the recipients of British based awards in the past. Both the British and New Zealand system of awards have seen considerable change over the past two decades and a range of indigenous New Zealand awards has now replaced British military and state awards. The main focus of this website is on military awards, however many military personnel have been, and still are, recipients of the same State Honours which are awarded to the civilian population. Brief coverage of both the British and New Zealand State Honours have been included for that reason.
This page was last reviewed 29 July, 2010 and is current.
