The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in warlike operations. The DSM was introduced in 1991 and is the second highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "DSM". Since its inception 152 awards have been made—which includes six Bars—with the most recent being announced in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours.
The Government of Australia may grant an allowance to veterans or serving members of the Australian Defence Force who have been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, or other awards for gallantry. At November 2007, this allowance was A$2.10 per fortnight.[2]
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The Distinguished Service Medal is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward in nickel-silver. The obverse has a Federation star superimposed on a circle of flames.
The medal has a nickel-silver suspender bar.
The medal ribbon has alternating vertical stripes: four silver-blue and three ochre-red.
^"Veteran's Entitlements Act 1986 – Sect 102". Commonwealth Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 17 November 2007.
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distinguished, service, medal, australia, other, uses, distinguished, service, medal, disambiguation, distinguished, service, medal, military, decoration, awarded, personnel, australian, defence, force, distinguished, leadership, warlike, operations, introduce. For other uses see Distinguished Service Medal disambiguation The Distinguished Service Medal DSM is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in warlike operations The DSM was introduced in 1991 and is the second highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal are entitled to use the post nominal letters DSM Since its inception 152 awards have been made which includes six Bars with the most recent being announced in the 2021 Queen s Birthday Honours Distinguished Service MedalObverse of medal and ribbonTypeMedalAwarded forDistinguished leadership in warlike operations Presented byAustraliaEligibilityMembers of the Australian Defence ForcePost nominalsDSMStatusCurrently awardedEstablished15 January 1991First awarded1993Last awarded2023 King s Birthday HonoursTotal220 1 Total awarded posthumously1Total recipients208Order of WearNext higher Bravery MedalNext lower Public Service MedalRelatedDistinguished Service CrossCommendation for Distinguished Service Contents 1 Government allowance 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGovernment allowance editThe Government of Australia may grant an allowance to veterans or serving members of the Australian Defence Force who have been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal or other awards for gallantry At November 2007 this allowance was A 2 10 per fortnight 2 Description editThe Distinguished Service Medal is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward in nickel silver The obverse has a Federation star superimposed on a circle of flames The medal has a nickel silver suspender bar The medal ribbon has alternating vertical stripes four silver blue and three ochre red See also editDistinguished Service Cross Australia Distinguished Service Order United Kingdom Distinguished Service Medal United Kingdom Distinguished Service Cross United Kingdom Australian Honours Order of PrecedenceReferences edit Medal Yearbook 2023 Honiton Devon Token 2022 p 462 ISBN 978 1 908828 63 7 Veteran s Entitlements Act 1986 Sect 102 Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Australasian Legal Information Institute Retrieved 17 November 2007 External links editIt s an Honour Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Distinguished Service Medal Australia amp oldid 1159612174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
