| THE VICTORIA CROSS AND THE VICTORIA CROSS FOR NEW ZEALAND |
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The Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for New Zealand (VC) |
| THE NEW ZEALAND CROSS (1869) AND THE NEW ZEALAND CROSS |
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The New Zealand Cross (1869) and The New Zealand Cross (NZC) |
| THE GEORGE CROSS |
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The George Cross (GC) |
| ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD AND OTHER ORDERS |
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Knight or Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) |
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Knight or Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT/LT) |
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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB) |
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Member of the Order of Merit (OM) |
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Member of the Order of New Zealand (ONZ) |
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The Baronet's Badge (Bart or Bt) |
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Knight or Dame Grand Companion, or Principal Companion, of the New Zealand Order of Merit (GNZM or PCNZM) |
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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) |
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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) |
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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE) |
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Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) |
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Knight or Dame Companion, or Distinguished Companion, of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM/DNZM or DCNZM) |
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Knight or Dame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB) |
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Knight or Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG) |
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Knight or Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO/DCVO) |
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Knight or Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE) |
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Knight Bachelor's Badge |
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Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) |
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Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) |
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Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) |
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Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) |
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Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
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The New Zealand Gallantry Star (NZGS) |
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The New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS) |
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Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) |
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Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) |
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Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) |
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Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) |
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Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) |
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Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO) |
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) |
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Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) |
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Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) |
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The New Zealand Gallantry Decoration (NZGD) |
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The New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD) |
| DECORATIONS |
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The Royal Red Cross (1st Class or Member) (RRC) |
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The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) |
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The Military Cross (MC) |
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The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) |
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The Air Force Cross (AFC) |
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The Royal Red Cross (2nd Class or Associate) (ARRC) |
| THE ORDER OF SAINT JOHN |
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Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ) |
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Knight or Dame of Justice or of Grace of the Order of St John (KStJ) |
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Chaplain or Commander of the Order of St John (ChStJ/CStJ) |
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Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ) |
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Serving Brother or Serving Sister of the Order of St John (SBStJ/SSStJ) |
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Esquire of the Order of St John (EsqStJ) |
| MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY AND BRAVERY |
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The Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) |
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The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) |
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The George Medal (GM) |
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The Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry (QPM) |
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The Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry (QFSM) |
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The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) |
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The Military Medal (MM) |
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The Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) |
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The Air Force Medal (AFM) |
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The Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) |
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The New Zealand Gallantry Medal (NZGM) |
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The New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM) |
| MEDALS FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE |
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Royal Victorian Medal (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) (RVM) |
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The Queen's Service Medal (QSM) |
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The New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM) |
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The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD) |
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The British Empire Medal (BEM) |
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The Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM) |
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The Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM) |
| CAMPAIGN MEDALS - INCLUDING WAR, OPERATIONAL AND PEACEKEEPING MEDALS (worn in order of date of participation in campaign, operation or peacekeeping mission for which awarded). This includes United Nations, NATO mission and European Union mission medals. |
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The New Zealand Medal |
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The Queen's South Africa Medal |
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The King's South Africa Medal |
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The 1914 Star (also known as the Mons Star) |
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The 1914 - 1915 Star |
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The British War Medal 1914 - 1920 |
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The Mercantile Marine War Medal |
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The Victory Medal 1914 - 1918 |
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Second World War campaign stars and war medals worn in exactly the following order: |
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a) The 1939 - 1945 Star |
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b) The Atlantic Star |
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c) The Air Crew Europe Star |
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d) The Africa Star |
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e) The Pacific Star |
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f) The Burma Star |
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g) The Italy Star |
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h) The France and Germany Star |
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i) The Defence Medal |
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j) The War Medal 1939 - 1945 |
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h) The New Zealand War Service Medal |
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Campaign medals for service since 3 September 1945 (including United Nations, NATO mission and European Union mission medals). (Worn in order of date of participation in campaign, operation or peacekeeping mission for which awarded). |
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The New Zealand Operational Service Medal |
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(The NZOSM is always worn before any of the medals listed below, except for awards of the Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 1962 or the General Service Medal 1918 - 1962 for service prior to 3 September 1945. Ex-British military personnel who served in the UK Armed Forces in the 1920s and 1930s and later joined the New Zealand military are the most likely group to have the unusual situation of an NZOSM being mounted after the NGSM or the GSM 1918-1962). |
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The New Zealand Service Medal 1946 - 1949 (always worn before the Korea Medal if both medals have been awarded) |
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The Korea Medal |
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The United Nations Medal for Korea (always worn after the Korea Medal if both medals have been awarded) |
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The United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation Medal |
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The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal |
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The United Nations Medal |
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The United Nations Special Service Medal |
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The Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 1962 |
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The General Service Medal 1918 - 1962 |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non Warlike) with clasp 'Korea 1954-57' |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) with clasp 'Malaya 1960-64' |
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The General Service Medal 1962 with clasps 'Borneo' and 'Malay Peninsula' |
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The Vietnam Medal |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) with clasp 'Vietnam' |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non Warlike) with clasp 'Indian Ocean' |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike) with clasp 'Kuwait' |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non Warlike) with clasp 'Somalia' |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non Warlike) with clasp 'Rwanda' |
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Medal for the Former Yugoslavia |
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The East Timor Medal |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Solomon Islands) |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Korea) |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Afghanistan - Primary Operational Area) |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Afghanistan - Secondary Operational Area) |
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Medal for Kosovo |
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Iraq 2003) |
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan |
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The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) Service Medal |
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The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Timor-Leste) |
| THE NEW ZEALAND SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL (worn in order of date of award) |
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The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing) |
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The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami) |
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The New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) |
| POLAR MEDALS (worn in order of date of award) |
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The Polar Medal |
| THE IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL |
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The Imperial Service Medal |
| JUBILEE, CORONATION MEDALS AND NEW ZEALAND COMMEMORATION MEDALS |
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King George V's Coronation Medal 1911 |
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King George V's Silver Jubilee Medal 1935 |
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King George VI's Coronation Medal 1937 |
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Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Medal 1953 |
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Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 |
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Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee Medal 2003 |
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The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal |
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The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 |
| EFFICIENCY AND LONG SERVICE DECORATIONS AND MEDALS |
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The New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal |
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The New Zealand Armed Forces Award |
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The New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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The Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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The New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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The New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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The New Zealand Traffic Service Medal |
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The New Zealand Prison Service Medal |
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The New Zealand Customs Service Medal |
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The Efficiency Decoration (ED) |
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The Efficiency Medal |
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The Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve Decoration (RD) |
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The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD) |
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The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal |
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The Air Efficiency Award (AE) |
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The Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces |
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The Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Military Forces |
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The Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the New Zealand Air Forces |
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The Cadet Forces Medal |
| THE RHODESIA MEDAL |
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The Rhodesia Medal |
| COMMONWEALTH INDEPENDENCE MEDALS |
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Papua New Guinea Independence Medal |
| MISCELLANEOUS MEDALS |
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The Service Medal of the Order of St John |
| COMMONWEALTH MEMBERS' ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS |
| i. Instituted by the Sovereign as Head of State, other than in right of New Zealand or the United Kingdom |
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ORDERS (worn in order of date of award) |
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DECORATIONS (worn in order of date of award) |
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MEDALS (worn in order of date of award) |
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The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) Medal |
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The Australian Defence Medal (worn by ex-Australian Defence Force personnel, who subsequently joined the NZ military) |
| ii. Instituted by Commonwealth countries of which the Sovereign is not Head of State. Instituted since 1949, otherwise than by the Sovereign, and awards by the states of Malaysia, and the State of Brunei. |
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ORDERS (worn in order of date of award) |
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DECORATIONS (worn in order of date of award) |
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MEDALS (worn in order of date of award) |
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The Pingat Jasa Malaysia (PJM) Medal |
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The Tongan Coronation Medal (2008) |
| FOREIGN ORDERS (worn in order of date of award) |
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| FOREIGN DECORATIONS (worn in order of date of award) |
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United States Bronze Star Medal |
| FOREIGN MEDALS (worn in order of date of award) |
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The Korean War Service Medal |
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The South Vietnamese Campaign Medal |
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The Zimbabwe Independence Medal (Approved for restricted wear only) |
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The Kuwait Liberation Medal (Approved for restricted wear only) |
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The Multinational Force and Observers Medal |
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The Timor-Leste Solidarity Medal (Medalha Solidariedade de Timor-Leste) |
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United States Army Commendation Medal |
