Prior to 1946 the New Zealand armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including 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.[1]
19th century
New Zealand Medal
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South African War
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World War I
1914 Star- 1914-15 Star
British War Medal
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Victory Medal
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World War II
1939-1945 Star
Atlantic Star
Air Crew Europe Star
Africa Star
Pacific Star
Burma Star
Italy Star
France and Germany Star
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War Medal 1939–1945
New Zealand War Service Medal
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World War II to Vietnam War
New Zealand Operational Service Medal
New Zealand Service Medal 1946 - 1949
Korea Medal
Naval General Service Medal (1915)
General Service Medal 1918–62
General Service Medal 1962
Vietnam Medal
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Post Vietnam War
Rhodesia Medal
New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Warlike)
New Zealand General Service Medal 1992 (Non-Warlike)
East Timor Medal
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NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Secondary Operations Area
NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003)
NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste)
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NZGSM 2002 (Greater Middle East)
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New Zealand Special Service Medals
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New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami)
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See also
- New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence
- Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand
- New Zealand gallantry awards
- New Zealand bravery awards
References
- ^ "The Wearing of Medals in New Zealand Table". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 26 August 2014.