Australian Order of Precedence of Honours and Awards
The Medals pages are intended as a guide only. Please post medal queries at the Medal & Awards Discussion Board located at the Forum.
Governor-General declares change to existing order of precedence [Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No S17 15/01/93] for Australian Service Medal [ASM] 1945-1975 and Civilian Service Medal [CSM] 1939-1945.
| 1 |
Victoria Cross |
| 2 |
George Cross |
| 3 |
Cross of Valour |
| 4 |
Knight/Lady of the Garter |
| 5 |
Knight/Lady of the Thistle |
| 6 |
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| 7 |
Order of Merit |
| 8 |
Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia |
| 9 |
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and King George |
| 10 |
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order |
| 11 |
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire |
| 12 |
Companion of the Order of Australia |
| 13 |
Companion of Honour |
| 14 |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| 15 |
Knight/Dame Commander of the order of St Michael and St George |
| 16 |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| 17 |
Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| 18 |
Knight Bachelor |
| 19 |
Officer of the Order of Australia |
| 20 |
Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| 21 |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| 22 |
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
| 23 |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
| 24 |
Star of Gallantry |
| 25 |
Star of Courage |
| 26 |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order |
| 27 |
Distinguished Service Cross |
| 28 |
Member of the Order of Australia |
| 29 |
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order |
| 30 |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| 31 |
Companion of the Imperial Service Order |
| 32 |
Member of the Royal Victorian Order |
| 33 |
Member of the Order of the British Empire |
| 34 |
Conspicuous Service Cross |
| 35 |
Nursing Service Cross |
| 36 |
Royal Red Cross [1st class] |
| 37 |
Distinguished Service Cross |
| 38 |
Military Cross |
| 39 |
Distinguished Flying Cross |
| 40 |
Air Force Cross |
| 41 |
Royal Red Cross [2nd class] |
| 42 |
Medal for Gallantry |
| 43 |
Bravery Medal |
| 44 |
Distinguished Service Medal |
| 45 |
Public Service Medal |
| 46 |
Australian Police Medal |
| 47 |
Australian Fire Service Medal |
| 48 |
Medal of the Order of Australia |
| 49 |
Order of St John |
| 50 |
Distinguished Conduct Medal |
| 51 |
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal |
| 52 |
George Medal |
| 53 |
Conspicuous Service Medal |
| 54 |
Antarctic Medal |
| 55 |
Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry |
| 56 |
Queen's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry |
| 57 |
Distinguished Service Medal |
| 58 |
Military Medal |
| 59 |
Distinguished Flying Medal |
| 60 |
Air Force Medal |
| 61 |
Queen's Gallantry Medal |
| 62 |
Royal Victorian Medal |
| 63 |
British Empire Medal |
| 64 |
Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service |
| 65 |
Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service |
| 66 |
Commendation for Gallantry |
| 67 |
Commendation for Brave Conduct |
| 68 |
Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct |
| 69 |
Commendation for Distinguished Service |
| 70 |
War Medals/Australian Active Service Medal [in order of date of qualifying service] |
| 71 |
Police Overseas Service Medal |
| 72 |
Civilian Service Medal 1939-1945 |
| 73 |
Polar Medal |
| 74 |
Imperial Service Medal |
| 75 |
Coronation and Jubilee Medals [in order of date of receipt] |
| 76 |
Defence Force Service Medal |
| 77 |
Reserve Force Decoration |
| 78 |
National Medal |
| 79 |
Champion Shots Medal |
| 80 |
Long Service Medals |
| 81 |
Independence and Anniversary Medals [in order of date of receipt] |
| 82 |
Foreign Awards [in order of date of authorization of their acceptance and wearing] |
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Medal Application Details
Application forms for new (or replacement medals) are available in Adobe PDF Format at the Australian Defence Force site. To access these forms and the statutory declaration required in relation to lost medals, please click here.
Australia
In March of 2003, the Directorate of Honours and Awards collocated it's several medal sections together at Tuggeranong, a regional commercial/business centre in Canberra.
Following the move to Tuggeranong, the Directorate has undertaken a number of initiatives to improve the system of processing medals applications.
One such initiative is to use the facilities of the defence service centre at Cooma, NSW to receive, register and acknowledge mail for the directorate.
Navy, Army, Air Force :
DIRECTORATE OF HONOURS AND AWARDS
LOCKED BAG 2003
COOMA NSW 2630
Merchant Navy :
Chief Mercantile Marine Officer
Department of Transport
PO Box 596
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2608
International
British service persons with service pre 1920 write to:
Army Medal Office MOD(GS)
Records "Z" Section
Bourne Avenue
Hayes Middlesex
ENGLAND UB3 IRF
This is a handy link to the UK MOD medals office: United Kingdom - MOD Medals Office
British service persons with service 1920 - 2001 write to:
Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency
(Joint Personnel Administration Centre)
MOD Medal Office
Building 250
Royal Air Force Innsworth
Gloucester
GL3 1HW
The MOD Medal Office enquiry line is:
Tel: 01452 712612 ext 8149
Medal Queries: please post your questions at the Medal & Awards Discussion Board located at the Forum.
The information contained in the medal descriptions has been gathered from a variety of sources both across the web, from print, and from oral submissions. It is updated as new information comes to hand.
If you are seeking an off-line source of medal information, ASAC Australia highly recommends the following book:
Williams R. D. 1981 1983 1990 Medals To Australia. Pocket Book Publications, Dubbo, Australia
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