Category: Australia Service Medal 1939-1945

Categories: Campaign and Service Medals 1939-1945, Military Decorations, Australia

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The Australia Service Medal 1939-1945 recognises service by Australia's military forces, Mercantile Marine and Volunteer Defence Corps during the Second World War. Created in 1949, the medal was initially awarded to those who served at home or overseas for at least 18 months full-time service, or three years part-time service, between 3rd September 1939 and 2nd September 1945. Members of the Australian Mercantile Marine must have served the qualifying time at sea. On 16th August 1996, the qualifying period was reduced to 30 days for full-time service and 90 days for part-time service. Volunteer Defence Corps members must have served a minimum of three years to qualify. To be eligible for the medal a serviceman or woman must have been honourably discharged from the Australian Defence Forces. Approximately 600,000 medals were issued.

The Medal is circular nickel-silver, 36 millimetres (1.4 in) in diameter. The obverse bears the crowned effigy of King George VI. The reverse of the medal shows the Commonwealth Coat of Arms surrounded by the words 'THE AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-1945'. The ribbon has a wide khaki central stripe, flanked by two narrow red stripes, which are in turn flanked by two outer stripes, one of dark blue the other of light blue. The khaki represents the Australian Army, and the red, dark blue and light blue represent the Merchant Navy, Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force respectively. Medals were awarded with the recipient's name impressed on the rim. No accompanying Clasp was issued.

Wikipedia: Australia Service Medal 1939-1945.

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John Talmage 1879 Fitzroy, Victoria (Australia) - abt 21 Jul 1942

Henry Tarrant 27 Apr 1896 Mudgee, New South Wales (Australia) - 1953

Ernest Tepper 04 Aug 1913 Hopetoun, Victoria, Australia - 30 Aug 1977

Charles Tetaz 10 Jun 1893 Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia

Gwenda (Thomas) Evans 11 May 1924 Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia - 12 Jan 2013

Russell Thomas 08 Dec 1921 Nundah, Queensland, Australia - 22 Aug 1994

Charles Thompson 15 Mar 1909 Queensland, Australia - 16 Jul 1966

Duncan Thompson 19 Feb 1895 Warwick, Queensland (Australia) - 17 May 1980

Norman Thompson 19 Dec 1891 Warwick, Queensland, Australia - 17 Jun 1971

Walter Tinsley 24 Dec 1898 Richmond, Victoria (Australia) - 21 Jun 1969

Stanley Tisdell 27 Dec 1917 Westmead, New South Wales, Australia - 29 Dec 1977

Edwin Tivey 10 Mar 1909 Malvern, Victoria, Australia - 25 Mar 1943

Matthew Todd 10 Apr 1908 Leongatha, Victoria, Australia - 17 Apr 1992

Philip Tonkin 08 Oct 1920 Claremont, Western Australia, Australia - 06 Oct 2011

Alan Towerton 18 Jan 1919 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia - 2000

Daryl Towerton 20 May 1912 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 1978

Kenneth Towerton 26 Feb 1921 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia - 1950

Ralph Towerton 20 May 1912 Queensland, Australia - 17 Jan 1981

Edward Towner 30 Jun 1919 Rous Mill, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Feb 1946

Cecil Traise 29 Apr 1914 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia

William Travers 09 Nov 1915 Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Frederick Treweeke 13 Aug 1912 Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia - 24 Oct 1942

Allan Triggs 08 Dec 1916 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia - 05 Jan 1990

David Turner 05 Jun 1920 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - 17 May 1941

Douglas Turner 21 May 1918 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia - 27 Jul 2005

Frederick Turner 30 Aug 1922 Mascot, New South Wales, Australia - 06 Feb 1996

Lionel Tyers 1910s - 1970s

Edward Tynan 03 May 1905 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia - 1977

Stanley (Tyquin) Savige 13 May 1918 Prahran, Victoria, Australia - 12 Apr 1980

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Theodore Ulrich 10 Dec 1888 Ararat, Victoria (Australia) - 12 Dec 1963

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Derwent Vallance 27 Sep 1908 Cairns, Queensland, Australia - 17 Mar 1967

Arthur Varley 13 Oct 1893 Lidcombe, New South Wales (Australia) - 13 Sep 1944

Arnold Varnum 04 Mar 1917 Singleton, New South Wales, Australia - 19 Aug 1990

Reginald Venn 28 May 1920 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia - 28 Sep 1986

Leigh Vial 28 Feb 1909 Camberwell, Victoria, Australia - 30 Apr 1943

Norman Vickery 28 Jul 1917 Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia - 1998

Kevin Voltz 24 Mar 1921 Homebush, Queensland, Australia - 02 Jul 1989

Nigel Voltz 15 Apr 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 24 Sep 1943

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Norman Voltz 14 Jul 1921 Belmont, Queensland, Australia - 30 Jan 1969

William Voltz 18 Apr 1911 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 11 Aug 1973

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Kenneth Wagner 12 Feb 1917 Warwick, Queensland, Australia - 14 May 1980

William Waldron 17 Aug 1890 Collingwood, Victoria (Australia) - 1958

Frederick Walker 11 May 1912 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia - 31 Aug 1944

Theodore Walker 14 Oct 1900 Richmond, Victoria (Australia) - 1971

Alick Waller 02 May 1918 Penshurst, Victoria, Australia - 22 Oct 1986

Melsom Waller 27 Feb 1904 Penshurst, Victoria, Australia - 12 Apr 1944

William Waller 07 Sep 1917 Northcote, Victoria, Australia - 11 Sep 2008

Allan Ward 21 Aug 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 30 Jul 2019

Christopher Ward 04 Jan 1922 Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Blair Wark 27 Jul 1894 Bathurst, New South Wales (Australia) - 13 Jun 1941

Neil Watchorn 02 Apr 1903 Tasmania, Australia - 20 Feb 1942

George Watkins 06 Nov 1918 Kennington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom - 02 Jul 1987

Edward Watson 18 Apr 1915 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Percy Watterson 28 Jan 1924 Canungra, Queensland, Australia - 15 Jul 1944

Frank Watts 20 Oct 1896 Quorn, Colony of South Australia - 1960

Geoffrey Watts 07 May 1913 Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

Alan Wawn 10 Jan 1915 Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Francis Wawn 18 May 1909 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia - 1992

Cecil Weaver 06 Nov 1893 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia - 23 Jan 1947

Eric Weber 18 Dec 1905 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - 13 Oct 1940

Henry Wells 22 Mar 1898 Kyneton, Victoria (Australia) - 20 Oct 1973

Frank Wemyss 08 Oct 1920 Queensland, Australia - abt 10 May 2005

Leslie West 21 Mar 1923 Balhannah, South Australia, Australia - 01 Nov 1942

Claude Weymouth 02 Jun 1918 Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia

Alan White 26 Oct 1914 Toorak, Victoria, Australia

Tom White 28 Nov 1902 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 14 Jun 1993

Frederick Whitelaw 25 Sep 1919 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 08 Jun 2004

John Whitelaw 26 Aug 1894 Hawthorn, Victoria (Australia) - 21 Apr 1964

John Whitelaw 11 Jun 1921 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia - 18 Jun 2010

Price Whitelaw 10 May 1918 Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia - aft 1988

John Whitham 07 Oct 1881 Jamālpur, West Bengal, India - 12 May 1952

Ivan Whittle 30 Apr 1923 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia - 07 Sep 1943

Harrie Wicking 31 Jan 1920 Armadale, Victoria, Australia - 05 Mar 2022

Leslie Wilkinson 01 Sep 1922 Longreach, Queensland, Australia - 11 Sep 1989

John Willcox 1920s - 2000s

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David Williams 10 Jun 1923 Wellington, New Zealand - 12 Jul 2006

Herbert Williams 28 Feb 1915 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 1970

Joseph Williams 22 Nov 1885 Padstown, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - 14 Apr 1959

Gordon Williamson 21 Jan 1919 Hill End, New South Wales, Australia - 25 Jan 2000

Guido Willis 18 Oct 1923 Learmonth, Victoria, Australia - 15 Jun 2003

Ronald Willis 02 Nov 1918 Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia - 25 Nov 2000

Ronald Willmott 19 Apr 1911 Saint Leonards, New South Wales, Australia - 1979

John Willox 29 Mar 1915 Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 03 Jan 1942

Kenneth Wills 03 May 1896 Kent Town, South Australia (Australia) - 13 May 1977

Stanley Wilson 14 Jan 1920 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia - 1978

Maurice Wilton 1909 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia - 1984

Frederick Winchcombe 29 May 1885 Petersham, New South Wales (Australia) - 10 Feb 1957

Henry Windeyer 31 Mar 1914 Hunter's Hill, New South Wales, Australia - 17 Oct 1941

Gilbert Window 10 Aug 1914 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 13 Jul 1984

Gerard Windsor 15 Oct 1920 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 25 May 1942

Geoffrey Witton 25 Dec 1896 Drouin, Victoria (Australia)

Sydney Witton 19 Jul 1884 Longwarry, Victoria, Australia - 07 May 1944

Malcolm Woodgate 09 Oct 1924 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - abt Jan 1997

Clement Woods 31 May 1911 Woonona, New South Wales, Australia - 14 May 1943

Frederick Woollett 28 Jan 1915 Casino, New South Wales, Australia - 10 May 1983

Alan Wright 22 May 1913 Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia

John Wright 04 Jan 1893 Quirindi, New South Wales (Australia) - 1968

Noel Wright 25 Dec 1919 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia - 20 Dec 1977

Ronald Wyburn 14 Dec 1917 Quirindi, New South Wales, Australia

John Wynn 20 Sep 1913 East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia - 1968

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Sidney Yarnton 13 Jul 1918 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - Mar 1996

Edgar Yates 31 Dec 1924 Wubin, Western Australia, Australia - 20 Mar 1997

Harold Young 30 Jun 1923 Port Broughton, South Australia, Australia - 21 Nov 2006

Robert Young 12 Mar 1922 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - 16 Oct 2002

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Eric Zietsch 29 Nov 1916 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 08 Apr 1981

Keith Zietsch 23 Jul 1921 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 10 Dec 1975

Keith Zietsch 11 Nov 1924 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 10 Oct 2019

Rex Zietsch 18 Jul 1919 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - 13 Apr 2005

Arthur Zohn 16 Jan 1915 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia - 04 Jul 1996

Henry Zouch 01 Dec 1900 Moss Vale, New South Wales (Australia) - 1985

Henry Zouch 10 Sep 1888 Moss Vale, New South Wales (Australia) - 1971

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