| 词条 | Australia Service Medal 1939–1945 |
| 释义 |
|name=Australia Service Medal 1939–1945 |image= |caption= Obverse and reverse of the medal |awarded_by=Australia |type= Campaign medal |eligibility= |for= Service in World War II |status= |description= |clasps=None |established=November 1949 |first_award= |last_award= |total= Circa 600,000, including awards made post 1996[1] |posthumous= |recipients= |individual= |higher= |same= |lower= |related=Australian Service Medal 1945–1975, Australian Active Service Medal 1945–1975 |image2=Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 BAR.svg |image_size2=100px |caption2=Ribbon bar }} The Australia Service Medal 1939–1945 recognises service in Australia's armed forces, Mercantile Marine and Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II. Award criteriaInitially, the qualifying period was at least 18 months full-time service at home or overseas, or at least three years part-time service, between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. There was no minimum qualifying period for those killed, wounded or disabled due to service. On 16 August 1996, the qualifying period was reduced to 30 days for full-time service and 90 days for part-time service.[1] Australian Forces also qualified for the campaign stars and medals authorised for British and Commonwealth Forces,[2] with the Australia Service Medal worn immediately after the War Medal 1939–1945.[3] Description
Medals were awarded with the recipient's name impressed on the rim.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite book |author=John W. Mussell, editor |title=Medal Yearbook 2015 |p=193 |publisher= Token Publishing Limited, Honiton, Devon |year=2015}} 2. ^{{Cite book |author=H. Taprell Dorling |title=Ribbons and Medals | page=102 |publisher= A. H. Baldwin & Son, London |year=1956}} 3. ^{{London Gazette|issue=40204|supp=y|page=3538|date=11 June 1954}} 4. ^1 2 {{Cite book |author=Joslin, Litherland and Simpkin |title=British Battles and Medals | page=256 |publisher= Spink, London |year=1988}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=Defence Honours & Awards |publisher=Australian Department of Defence |url=http://www.defence.gov.au/medals/imperial/wwii/australia-service-medal-1939-1945.asp |accessdate=29 December 2017}} External links
3 : Australian campaign medals|1949 establishments in Australia|Australia in World War II |
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