Category Archives: Medals

The Medallic Recognition Joint Working Group received 68 submissions on service in South-East Asia. After considering the submissions, the Joint Working Group submitted an interim report to the Minister of Defence in November 2011. The Joint Working Group is currently … Continue reading →

The British Government is to instruct the HD Committee that British Servicemen awarded the PJM have the right to wear it. For more details Click HERE

Applications for the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) have now opened for ex-Service personnel who are 60 years of age and over. Until today the New Zealand Defence Force’s Medals Office was accepting applications for the NZDSM only from … Continue reading →

The Government has directed a Joint Working Group to review medallic recognition for military service in South-East Asia from 1950 to the current day. The public consultation phase of this review started today. Many military personnel who served in South-East … Continue reading →

Medals by RNZN Deployment 3 September 1945 to 2011 The table below lists the operational service medals and special service medals earnt for service on Royal New Zealand Navy deployments since 3 September 1945. Applications for these medals by ex-RNZN … Continue reading →

Good progress is being made on the Review of Long Service Awards in the New Zealand Armed Forces with Phase One (Principles for the Medallic Recognition of Long Service in the New Zealand Armed Forces) being signed off by the … Continue reading →

Finally, I received the drop copy of the Order of Wear document which was agreed and signed by the Governor General on 1 June 2011.  Click HERE to view the document.  This document will eventually be uploaded to the NZDF … Continue reading →

Some of you lucky chaps will already be in receipt of the new New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM).   Apart from knowing that you are over 70 years of age you now need to know where you wear it.  … Continue reading →

All Communicators, At long last, the NZDF is now accepting applications for the New Zealand Defence Service Medal from ex-Service persons age 70 or over. Applications from those in other age groups and from the next-of-kin of deceased ex-Service persons … Continue reading →

The Royal Warrant and design for the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) has been formally approved by Her Majesty The Queen. However, applications cannot open until the regulations have been signed by the Governor-General. This approval is expected shortly. … Continue reading →