Commendation for Distinguished Service
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| Commendation for Distinguished Service | |
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| Type | Medal |
| Awarded for | "the distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations to members of the Australian Defence Force" [1] |
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| Eligibility | Members of the Australian Defence Force |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | 15 January 1991 |
| First award | 1993 |
| Final award | 2025 Australia Day Honours |
| Total | 525[1] |
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| Next (higher) | Commendation for Brave Conduct[2] |
| Next (lower) | War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals[2] |
| Related | Distinguished Service Cross Distinguished Service Medal |
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The Commendation for Distinguished Service is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force, it is awarded for the distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations. Awards are made by the governor-general of Australia on the advice of the minister for Defence. The Commendation for Distinguished Service was introduced in 1991 and replaced its Imperial equivalent, Mention in Despatches. It is the third level of distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System.
Description
- The insignia of the Commendation for Distinguished Service is a central Federation Star on a nickel-silver row of flames that taper at each end.
- The insignia is attached to an ochre-red ribbon.
See also
- Australian Honours Order of Precedence
- Category:Recipients of the Commendation for Distinguished Service
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Governor-General Annual Report 2023-24 (PDF). Governor General of Australia. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
