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Alphabetical Index by Country or Region served in of Campaign, War and special service Medals on the NZDF Medals Website

The following index by country or region provides links to the campaign, war and special service medals featured or discussed on the NZDF Medals website that were awarded for military service in that location.

Most, but not all, of the medals listed below have their own page on this website. For those medals without a separate page on the website, the links below lead to the most detailed discussions of each medal contained on this website.

Quick Links to sections of the Index:

A-B,  C,  D-F,  G-J,  K-L,  M,  N,  O-P,  Q-T,  U,  V-Z

A-B

• Afghanistan
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Afghanistan)
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for Afghanistan - NATO Operation Resolute Support - from 1 January 2015
  • The NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan - for service up to 31 December 2014
  • The United States Navy Presidential Unit Citation
• Africa - Second World War
  • The Africa Star and/or
  • The Defence Medal
• Africa - since 1946
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
    • - with clasp Mozambique  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Mozambique)]
    • - with clasp Rwanda  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Rwanda)]
    • - with clasp Somalia  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Somalia)]
  • The United Nations Medal
  • - United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II and UNAVEM III)
  • - United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
  • - United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
  • - United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
  • - United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
  • - United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL)
  • - United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ)
  • - United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC)
  • - United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM and UNOSOM II)
  • - United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) - Namibia
  • Also see:
  • Zimbabwe
• Antarctic / Antarctica

  New Zealand policy on medallic recognition for service in the Antarctic / Antarctica

  New Zealand Special Service Medal for recovery and crash investigation tasks related to the Erebus crash of November 1979

  The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus)

  Medals for meritorious service by individuals in Antarctica:

  The New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM)

  The Polar Medal

  Foreign medal for service in the Antarctic / Antarctica:

  The Antarctica Service Medal (United States)

• Arabian Gulf - since 1995
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
  • - with clasp Arabian Gulf  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Arabian Gulf)]
• The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Afghanistan) Secondary Operational Area
• The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)
• The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Greater Middle East)
• Asia - since September 1945
• The Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 62
• - with clasp Minesweeping 1945-47  [link to the Regulations for the NGSM (Minesweeping 1945-47)]
• - with clasp SE Asia 1945-46  [link to the Regulations for the NGSM (SE Asia 1945-46)]
• The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
  • - with clasp Cambodia  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Cambodia)]
  • - with clasp Peshawar  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Peshawar)]
  • - with clasp Thailand  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Thailand)]
• The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami)
• Also see:
• Brunei
• Japan
• Korea
• Malaya / Malaysia - since 1946
• Vietnam

• Atlantic - Second World War
  • The Atlantic Star
• Balkans / Former Yugoslavia - since 1990
  • The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Service Medal (for service in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2 December 2004 and 30 June 2007)
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for the Former Yugoslavia
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for Kosovo
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - December 2004 to June 2007
  • The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Service Medal
• Bougainville - since 1989
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
    • - with clasp Bougainville  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Bougainville)]
• Brunei - 1962
  • The General Service Medal 1918 - 62
    • - with clasp Brunei  [link to the Regulations for the GSM (Brunei)]
• Burma - Second World War
  • The Burma Star

C

• Cambodia
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
• Caribbean - since 1946
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
• Cyprus - 1964-1967
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)

D-F

• Darwin, Australia
  • New Zealand policy on medallic recognition for service in Darwin
• East Timor (also see Timor-Leste)
  • The East Timor Medal
  • The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) Medal
  • The United Nations Medal
  • - United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)
  • - United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET)
  • - United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
• The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Service Medal
• Egypt - Second World War
  • The Africa Star and/or
  • The Defence Medal
• Europe - Second World War
  • The Air Crew Europe Star
• Europe - since 1946
  • The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Service Medal (for service in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 2 December 2004 and 30 June 2007)
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for the Former Yugoslavia
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for Kosovo
  • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans

• Fiji - Second World War
  • The Defence Medal
• France - Second World War
  • The France and Germany Star

G-J

• Gallipoli 1914-15
  • The 1914-15 Star
  • The ANZAC Commemorative Medallion
• Germany - Second World War
  • The France and Germany Star
• The General Service Medal 1918 - 62
• - with clasp Malaya  [link to the Regulations for the GSM (Malaya)]
• - with clasp SE Asia 1945-46  [link to the Regulations for the GSM (SE Asia 1945-46)]
• The General Service Medal 1962
  • - with clasp Air Operations Iraq  [link to the Medals Listed by Campaign table]
  • - with clasp Borneo  [link to the Regulations for the GSM (Borneo)]
  • - with clasp Malay Peninsula  [link to the Regulations for the GSM (Malay Peninsula)]
• Haiti - 1994 to 1995
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
• Indian Ocean - since 1982
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
  • - with clasp Indian Ocean  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Indian Ocean)]
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)
• Iraq - since 1980
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
  • - with clasp Iraq  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Iraq)]
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Iraq 2003)
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Iraq 2015)
  • The United Nations Medal
  • - United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG)
  • The United Nations Special Service Medal
• Italy - Second World War
  • The Italy Star
• Japan
  • The New Zealand Service Medal 1946 - 1949

K-L

• Korea - 1950 to 1953
  • The Korea Medal
  • The United Nations Medal (Korea)
  • The Korean Presidential Unit Citation
  • The Korean War Service Medal

• Korea - 1953 to 1954
  • The United Nations Medal (Korea)
• Korea - 1954 to 2000
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
  • - with clasp Korea 1954-57  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Korea 1954-57)]
  • - with clasp Korea 1958-2000  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Korea 1958-2000)]
• Korea - 2001 to the present
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Korea)
• Kuwait - 1989-1990
  • The Kuwait Liberation Medal
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
  • - with clasp Kuwait   [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Kuwait)]

M

• Malaya / Malaysia - since 1946
  • The General Service Medal 1918 - 62
    • - with clasp Brunei  [link to the Regulations for the GSM (Brunei)]
    • - with clasp Malaya  [link to the Regulations for the NGSM (Malaya)]
    • - with clasp SE Asia 1945-46  [link to the Regulations for the NGSM (SE Asia 1945-46)]
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
  • - with clasp Malaya 1960-64  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Malaya 1960-64)]
  • The Pingat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) Medal
• Mediterranean - 1964-1967
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
• Middle East - since 1946
  • The Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) Medal
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
  • - with clasp Kuwait   [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Kuwait)]
  • - with clasp Near East  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Near East)]
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Greater Middle East)
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - First United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF I) - Middle East
    • - Second United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF II) - Middle East
    • - United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) - Golan Heights
    • - United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
    • - United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG)
    • - United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL)
    • - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
    • - United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)
  • The United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) Medal

  Also see:

• Iraq - since 1980

• Kuwait - 1989-1990

N

• The Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 62
• - with clasp Minesweeping 1945-47  [link to the Regulations for the NGSM (Minesweeping 1945-47)]
• - with clasp SE Asia 1945-46  [link to the Regulations for the NGSM (SE Asia 1945-46)]
• The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
• - with clasp Bougainville  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Bougainville)]
• - with clasp Cambodia  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Cambodia)]
• - with clasp Mozambique  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Mozambique)]
• - with clasp Peshawar  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Peshawar)]
• - with clasp Rwanda  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Rwanda)]
• - with clasp Sinai  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Sinai)]
• - with clasp Somalia  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Somalia)]
• - with clasp Thailand  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Thailand)]
• New Zealand - 19th Century
  • The New Zealand Medal
• New Zealand - Second World War
• The New Zealand War Service Medal
• New Zealand - since 3 September 1945
• The New Zealand Defence Service Medal (any military service in New Zealand or overseas can be counted towards this medal)
• New Zealand Special Service Medal for victim identification of those died in the Erebus crash of November 1979
  • The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus)

O-P

• Pacific - Second World War
  • The Pacific Star and/or
  • The Defence Medal
• Pacific - since 1946
  • The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing)
  • Also see:
  • Bougainville
  • East Timor
  • Solomon Islands - since 2000
  • Timor-Leste

Q-T

• Rhodesia - see Zimbabwe
• Solomon Islands - Second World War
• Solomon Islands - since 2000
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Solomon Islands)
• South-East Asia - since 1946 - see Asia - since September 1945
• South Sudan - since 2011
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
• Sudan - 2005-2011
  • The United Nations Medal
    • - United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
• Suez Crisis - 1956
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
    • - with clasp Near East  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Near East)]
• South Africa - 1899 to 1902
  • The King’s South Africa Medal
  • The Queen’s South Africa Medal
• Timor-Leste (also see East Timor)
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste)
  • The Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal (Medalha Solidariedade de Timor-Leste)

U

• The United Nations Medal
• - First United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF I) - Middle East
• - Second United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF II) - Middle East
• - United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC)
• - United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II and UNAVEM III)
• - United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO) - Croatia
• - United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) - Golan Heights
• - United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM)
• - United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
• - United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
• - United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG)
• - United Nations Military Liaison Team (UNMLT) - Cambodia
• - United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
• - United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP)
• - United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL)
• - United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
• - United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL)
• - United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ)
• - United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC)
• - United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM and UNOSOM II)
• - United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• - United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) - Former Yugoslavia
• - United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) - Namibia
• - United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)
• - United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
• - United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)
• The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UMOGIP) Medal
• The United Nations Special Service Medal

V-Z

• Various locations overseas
  • The General Service Medal 1918 - 62
  • The General Service Medal 1962
  • The Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 62
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
  • The United Nations Medal
  • The United Nations Special Service Medal
• Vietnam
  • The Vietnam Medal
  • The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
  • - with clasp Vietnam  [link to the Regulations for the NZGSM (Vietnam)]
  • The South Vietnamese Campaign Medal
  • The Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm Presidential Unit Citation
  • The United States Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
• Worldwide - First World War
  • The Mercantile Marine Memorial Plaque
  • The Mercantile Marine War Medal
• Worldwide - Second World War
  • The War Medal 1939 - 45
  • The Defence Medal
  • The New Zealand War Service Medal
• Worldwide - since 3 September 1945
  • The New Zealand Defence Service Medal (any military service overseas or in New Zealand can be counted towards this medal) and/or
  • The New Zealand Operational Service Medal (for operational service overseas only)
• Yugoslavia / Former Yugoslavia - see Balkans / Former Yugoslavia
• Zimbabwe
  • The Rhodesia Medal
  • The Zimbabwe Independence Medal

 This page was last reviewed 16 March, 2017 and is current.

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