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Ambulance Service Medal (Australia)

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Ambulance Service Medal
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ASM Australia ribbon
Obverse of medal and ribbon
Awarded by Australia
Type Medal
Eligibility members of an Australian ambulance service
Awarded for distinguished service
Status Currently awarded
Post-nominals ASM
Statistics
Established 7 July 1999
Last awarded 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours
Total awarded 258[1]
Order of Wear
Next (higher) Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)
Next (lower) Emergency Services Medal (ESM)

The Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian ambulance service. The ASM was introduced in 1999.

Awards are made by the Governor-General, on the nomination of the responsible minister in each state and territory. The total number of awards made each year must not exceed the following quota:

  • one award for each 1,000, or part of 1,000, full-time permanent members of a state’s ambulance service
  • one award for each 5,000, or part of 5,000, part-time, volunteer or auxiliary members in a state
  • one award for ambulance members in each of the ACT, NT and the combined External Territories.

Recipients of the Ambulance Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "ASM".

Description[]

  • The Ambulance Service Medal is circular and of silver and bronze tones. The front of the medal displays the Federation Star superimposed on a modified Maltese cross, which is representative of ambulance services. This rests on a bed of Australian wattle. The Federation Star is surrounded by twenty-four balls signifying the twenty-four hours per day the Ambulance Service is available to the community.
  • The back of the medal bears the inscription ‘For Distinguished Service’.
  • The 32 millimetre-wide ribbon features a chevron or V-shaped pattern. The angles are derived from the open end of the arm of the cross. The chevrons are in alternate red, white, red, silver-grey.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Medal Yearbook 2014. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2014. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1. 
Order of Australia
(General Division and Military Division)

OrderAustraliaRibbon Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia (AK/AD)  • OrderAustraliaRibbon/Order of Australia (Military) ribbon Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)  • OrderAustraliaRibbon/Order of Australia (Military) ribbon Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)  • OrderAustraliaRibbon/Order of Australia (Military) ribbon Member of the Order of Australia (AM)  • OrderAustraliaRibbon/Order of Australia (Military) ribbon Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Gallantry Decorations
Distinguished Service Decorations
Australian Bravery Decorations
Conspicuous Service Decorations
Nursing Service Award

NSC Australia ribbon Nursing Service Cross (NSC)

Meritorious Service Awards

PSM Australia ribbon Public Service Medal (PSM)  • APM Australia ribbon Australian Police Medal (APM)  • AFSM Australia ribbon Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)  • ASM Australia ribbon Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)  • ESM Australia ribbon Emergency Services Medal (ESM)  • Australian Antarctic Medal ribbon Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM)

Operational Service (Campaign) Medals
Warlike
Non-Warlike
Military Operations
Non-Operational Service Medals
Commemorative Medals
Long Service Medals

Defence Force Service Medal (Australia) ribbon Defence Force Service Medal (1982–98)  • Reserve Force Decoration (Australia) ribbon Reserve Force Decoration (1982–98) (RFD)  • Reserve Force Medal (Australia) ribbon Reserve Force Medal (1982–98)  • Defence Long Service Medal (Australia) ribbon Defence Long Service Medal (1998–)  • National Medal (Australia) ribbon National Medal (1975–)  • Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal (Australia) ribbon Australian Cadet Forces Service Medal (1999–)  • NPSM Ribbon National Police Service Medal (2010–)

Other Defence Medals
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