New Zealand campaign medals

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Prior to 1946 the New Zealand armed forces received Imperial honours. This included the award of British military decorations and campaign medals. Since the end of World War 2 there have been constant moves towards an independent New Zealand honours system. This has resulted in a new system of New Zealand honours, gallantry and bravery awards, and campaign medals.

The following are a list, in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those campaign medals which have been independently issued by New Zealand to its armed forces are in bold.

Contents 1 19th Century 2 Boer War 3 World War I 4 World War II 5 World War II to Vietnam War 6 Post Vietnam War 7 References 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] 19th Century

• New Zealand Medal

[edit] Boer War

• Queen's South Africa Medal
• King’s South Africa Medal

[edit] World War I

• 1914 Star
• 1914-15 Star
• British War Medal
• Mercantile Marine War Medal
• Victory Medal

[edit] World War II

• 1939-1945 Star
• Atlantic Star
• Air Crew Europe Star
• Africa Star
• Pacific Star
• Burma Star
• Italy Star
• France and Germany Star
• Defence Medal
• War Medal, 1939-45
• New Zealand War Service Medal

[edit] World War II to Vietnam War

• New Zealand Operational Service Medal
• New Zealand Service Medal 1946 - 1949
• Korea Medal
• United Nations Service Medal for Korea
• United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation Medal
• United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal
• United Nations Medal^[1]
• United Nations Special Service Medal
• Naval General Service Medal 1915-62
• General Service Medal 1918-62
• General Service Medal 1962
• Vietnam Medal

[edit] Post Vietnam War

• New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
• New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
• NATO Medal for the Former Yugoslavia
• East Timor Medal

• UN Medal for East Timor

• NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)
• NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) - Primary Operations Area
• NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) - Secondary Operations Area
• NATO Medal for Kosovo
• NATO Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans
• NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003)
• NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan
• NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste)

[edit] References

1. ^ UN Medal ribbons on NZDF site, for which New Zealand personnel have served

[edit] See also

• New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence
• Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand
• New Zealand gallantry awards
• New Zealand bravery awards
• New Zealand campaign medals

• British campaign medals
• Australian campaign medals
• Canadian campaign medals

[edit] External links

• NZDF Order of Wear
• NZ PM&C Order of Wear
• New Zealand Defence Force - Campaign medals information page