Australian Antarctic Medal | |
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File:Australian Antarctic Medal.png![]() Medal and ribbon | |
Awarded by Australia | |
Type | Medal |
Eligibility | members or support staff of an Australian Antarctic expedition |
Awarded for | outstanding service in, or support to, scientific research or exploration |
Status | Currently awarded |
Post-nominals | AAM |
Statistics | |
Established | 2 June 1987 |
First awarded | 22 June 1987 |
Last awarded | 2013 Midwinter's Day Honours |
Total awarded | 89[1][2][3] |
Posthumous awards | 1 |
Distinct recipients | 88 |
Order of Wear | |
Next (higher) | Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)[4] |
Next (lower) | Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)[4] |
The Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM) is awarded for outstanding service in scientific research or exploration in connection with an Australian Antarctic expedition or for support of such work. The service or support is normally for a period of at least 12 months.
The AAM was introduced in 1987, and replaced the Imperial award of the Polar Medal of the United Kingdom. Announcements of the award are usually made on 21 June in a special Midwinter’s Day honours list. Recipients of the Australian Antarctic Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "AAM".
Description[]
- The AAM is an octagonal nickel-silver medal ensigned with a hexagonal ice-crystal device which links the medal to the suspension bar. The obverse depicts the Southern Hemisphere showing Australia and the Antarctic enclosed by the inscription "For Outstanding Service in the Antarctic".
- The reverse of the medal shows an Antarctic expeditioner leaning into a blizzard to use an ice axe outside Mawson's Huts. The ice-crystal device is repeated on the reverse of the medal.
- The 32 millimetre-wide ribbon is snow-white moiré. At the edges three shades of blue merge into the white.
Award statistics[]
The medal was first awarded on 22 June 1987 to 16 people, and was awarded on 21 August 1989 to 2 people. Otherwise, the medal has been awarded on 21 June.
On 21 June 2011, the medal had been awarded on 23 occasions, to a total of 83 different people. On 21 June 2012, Dr Graham Robertson became the first recipient to be awarded a clasp to his medal, and Dr Neil Adams became the first posthumous awardee.[2]
Date | # | Gazette | Date | # | Gazette | Date | # | Gazette | ||
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22 Jun 1987 | 16 | 21 Jun 1996 | 5 | 21 Jun 2008 | 1 | 2008-S123[5] | ||||
21 Jun 1988 | 6 | 21 Jun 1997 | 1 | 21 Jun 2009 | 1 | 2009-S107[6] | ||||
21 Jun 1989 | 6 | 21 Jun 1998 | 1 | 21 Jun 2011 | 2 | 2011-S99[7] | ||||
21 Aug 1989 | 2 | 21 Jun 1999 | 1 | 21 Jun 2012 | 4 | 2012-?[2] | ||||
21 Jun 1990 | 5 | 21 Jun 2000 | 5 | 21 Jun 2013 | 2 | 2013-S68[3] | ||||
21 Jun 1991 | 4 | 21 Jun 2001 | 6 | |||||||
21 Jun 1992 | 3 | 21 Jun 2002 | 1 | |||||||
21 Jun 1993 | 5 | 21 Jun 2004 | 1 | |||||||
21 Jun 1994 | 3 | 21 Jun 2006 | 1 | |||||||
21 Jun 1995 | 6 | 21 Jun 2007 | 1 | 2007-S114[8] |
Recipients[]
Date | Recipient | Notes |
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June 21, 2012 | Adams, Neil | posthumous[2] |
June 21, 1989 | ALLEN, Denise Mary | [9] |
June 21, 1988 | ALLISON, Ian Frederick | [10] |
June 21, 1989 | BARNAART, Willem Philip | [11] |
June 22, 1987 | BESSO, Ricky | [12] |
June 21, 1988 | BETTS, Martin Stephen | [13] |
June 22, 1987 | BLABY, David Andrew | [14] |
June 21, 1994 | BRAND, Russell James | [15] |
June 21, 1993 | BRUEHWILER, Albert | [16] |
June 22, 1987 | BURTON, Harry Roy | [17] |
June 21, 1994 | BURTON, Howard Douglas | [18] |
June 21, 1996 | CLARKE, Judith Rebekah | [19] |
June 21, 1988 | CONRICK, Neil Joseph | [20] |
June 22, 1987 | CORCORAN, John Gerard | [21] |
June 22, 1987 | COSGROVE, Charles Henry Lewis | [22] |
June 21, 1996 | CRAVEN, Trevor Michael | [23] |
June 21, 1997 | DELANEY, Paul Robert | [24] |
June 21, 1988 | DIETRICH, Maxwell Cecil | [25] |
June 21, 2012 | Doube, James | [2] |
June 21, 2011 | DOYLE, Murray Patrick | [26] |
June 21, 1998 | EASTHER, Robert Leslie | [27] |
June 21, 2001 | Elcheikh, Alan | [28] |
June 22, 1987 | ELLSON, Malcolm Charles | [29] |
June 21, 1995 | ERB, Erwin | [30] |
June 22, 1987 | EVERETT, Anthony Peter | [31] |
June 21, 2008 | FILIPOWSKI, Matthew Wayne | [32] |
June 22, 1987 | FLETCHER, Lloyd Douglas | [33] |
June 21, 1995 | FRANZMANN, Peter Damian | [34] |
June 21, 1991 | GORMLY, Peter James | [35] |
June 21, 1990 | GRANT, David John | [36] |
June 21, 1993 | HASICK, David James | [37] |
June 21, 1995 | HORNSBY, Norman Leigh | [38] |
June 21, 1992 | HOTCHIN, Murray James | [39] |
June 21, 2001 | Johnson, Joseph Vaughan | [40] |
June 21, 2000 | JONES, John Joseph | [41] |
June 21, 1996 | JONES, Robert Tracy | [42] |
June 21, 1993 | KERRY, Knowles Ronald | [43] |
June 21, 1995 | KIERNAN, Robert Patrick | [44] |
June 21, 2007 | Labudda, Sharon Rae | [45] |
June 21, 2006 | Larsen, Per Brun | [46] |
June 21, 2013 | Laughlin, Scott | [3] |
June 21, 1990 | LEDINGHAM, Roderick Bentley | [47] |
June 21, 1992 | MACKERETH, Jeffrey Roger | [48] |
June 21, 2001 | Main, Dale Allan | [49] |
June 21, 1989 | MCCORMACK, David Rockley | [50] |
June 21, 2001 | McLean, Ian John | [51] |
June 21, 1991 | MILLS, Graham John | [52] |
June 21, 1994 | MOORE, Geoffrey James | [53] |
June 21, 1995 | MORGAN, Vincent Ivor | [54] |
June 22, 1987 | MORRIS, Raymond John | [55] |
June 21, 2000 | MORTIMER, Nicolas Andrew | [56] |
June 21, 1993 | MUNRO, Paul John | [57] |
June 21, 2011 | NICOL, Stephen | [58] |
June 22, 1987 | ORCHARD, Robert Campbell | [59] |
June 21, 1989 | O'REILLY, Daniel Henry | [60] |
June 21, 1991 | OSBORN, Eric William | [61] |
June 21, 1993 | PIKE, Paul John | [62] |
June 22, 1987 | POTTAGE, David Arnold | [63] |
June 21, 2009 | PULLINGER, David Ernest | [64] |
August 21, 1989 | RACHINGER, Russell Albert | [65] |
June 21, 2002 | REEVE, Jonathan James | [66] |
June 22, 1987 | REID, Donald Alexander | [67] |
June 21, 2000 | REINKE, Andrew Jason | [68] |
June 21, 2012 | Rintoul, Stephen | [2] |
June 21, 1989 | ROBERTSON, Diana Lynn | [69] |
June 21, 1989 | ROBERTSON, Graham George | [70] |
June 21, 2012 | Robertson, Graham | Clasp to AAM[2] |
June 21, 1988 | ROBINSON, William Leslie | [71] |
June 22, 1987 | ROLLINS, Shane Anthony | [72] |
June 21, 1996 | ROOKE, Allen Carey | [73] |
June 22, 1987 | SCHMITTER, Ulrich | [74] |
June 21, 2004 | Selkirk, Patricia Margaret | [75] |
June 21, 1988 | SORENSEN, Bernard William | [76] |
June 21, 2001 | Sprunk, Peter Helmut | [77] |
June 21, 2001 | Stone, Michael Stephen | [78] |
June 22, 1987 | SULLIVAN, Peter Graham | [79] |
June 21, 1996 | SYMONS, Lloyd Peter | [80] |
June 21, 1990 | TINGEY, Robert John | [81] |
June 21, 1990 | TWIGG, Dudley Raymond | [82] |
June 21, 1991 | WARE, William Royce | [83] |
June 21, 2000 | WATSON, Garry Iain | [84] |
June 21, 1990 | WEHRLE, Egon | [85] |
June 22, 1987 | WESTERHOF, Herman Hank Edward | [86] |
June 21, 1999 | WHITTLE, Michael Robert | [87] |
June 21, 2013 | Wienecke, Barbara | [3] |
June 21, 2000 | WILCOCK, Madeleine | [88] |
August 21, 1989 | WILLIAMS, Dianna Lynn | [89] |
June 21, 1992 | WILLIAMS, Richard | [90] |
June 21, 1995 | ZWAR, Meredy Jayne | [91] |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Medal Yearbook 2014. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2014. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "2012 Antarctic Medal". News. Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Australian Government. 21 June 2012. http://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2012/2012-antarctic-medal. "Antarctic medals were awarded to oceanographer Dr Steve Rintoul and medical practitioner Dr James Doube. A posthumous award was given to meteorologist Dr Neil Adams and a clasp to the Antarctic Medal was awarded to Dr Graham Robertson."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 2013-S68 - Midwinters's Day 2013 (21 June 2013)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards". It's an Honour. Australian Government. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ↑ 2008-S123 - Midwinter's Day 2008 Honours List (21 June 2008)
- ↑ 2009-S107 - Midwinter's Day 2009 Honours List (21 June 2009)
- ↑ 2011-S99 - Midwinter's Day 2011 (21 June 2011)
- ↑ 2007-S114 - Midwinter's Day 2007 Honours List (21 June 2007)
- ↑ ALLEN, Denise Mary
- ↑ ALLISON, Ian Frederick
- ↑ BARNAART, Willem Philip
- ↑ BESSO, Ricky
- ↑ BETTS, Martin Stephen
- ↑ BLABY, David Andrew
- ↑ BRAND, Russell James
- ↑ BRUEHWILER, Albert
- ↑ BURTON, Harry Roy
- ↑ BURTON, Howard Douglas
- ↑ CLARKE, Judith Rebekah
- ↑ CONRICK, Neil Joseph
- ↑ CORCORAN, John Gerard
- ↑ COSGROVE, Charles Henry Lewis
- ↑ CRAVEN, Trevor Michael
- ↑ DELANEY, Paul Robert
- ↑ DIETRICH, Maxwell Cecil
- ↑ DOYLE, Murray Patrick
- ↑ EASTHER, Robert Leslie
- ↑ Elcheikh, Alan
- ↑ ELLSON, Malcolm Charles
- ↑ ERB, Erwin
- ↑ EVERETT, Anthony Peter
- ↑ FILIPOWSKI, Matthew Wayne
- ↑ FLETCHER, Lloyd Douglas
- ↑ FRANZMANN, Peter Damian
- ↑ GORMLY, Peter James
- ↑ GRANT, David John
- ↑ HASICK, David James
- ↑ HORNSBY, Norman Leigh
- ↑ HOTCHIN, Murray James
- ↑ Johnson, Joseph Vaughan
- ↑ JONES, John Joseph
- ↑ JONES, Robert Tracy
- ↑ KERRY, Knowles Ronald
- ↑ KIERNAN, Robert Patrick
- ↑ Labudda, Sharon Rae
- ↑ Larsen, Per Brun
- ↑ LEDINGHAM, Roderick Bentley
- ↑ MACKERETH, Jeffrey Roger
- ↑ Main, Dale Allan
- ↑ MCCORMACK, David Rockley
- ↑ McLean, Ian John
- ↑ MILLS, Graham John
- ↑ MOORE, Geoffrey James
- ↑ MORGAN, Vincent Ivor
- ↑ MORRIS, Raymond John
- ↑ MORTIMER, Nicolas Andrew
- ↑ MUNRO, Paul John
- ↑ NICOL, Stephen
- ↑ ORCHARD, Robert Campbell
- ↑ O'REILLY, Daniel Henry
- ↑ OSBORN, Eric William
- ↑ PIKE, Paul John
- ↑ POTTAGE, David Arnold
- ↑ PULLINGER, David Ernest
- ↑ RACHINGER, Russell Albert
- ↑ REEVE, Jonathan James
- ↑ REID, Donald Alexander
- ↑ REINKE, Andrew Jason
- ↑ ROBERTSON, Diana Lynn
- ↑ ROBERTSON, Graham George
- ↑ ROBINSON, William Leslie
- ↑ ROLLINS, Shane Anthony
- ↑ ROOKE, Allen Carey
- ↑ SCHMITTER, Ulrich
- ↑ Selkirk, Patricia Margaret
- ↑ SORENSEN, Bernard William
- ↑ Sprunk, Peter Helmut
- ↑ Stone, Michael Stephen
- ↑ SULLIVAN, Peter Graham
- ↑ SYMONS, Lloyd Peter
- ↑ TINGEY, Robert John
- ↑ TWIGG, Dudley Raymond
- ↑ WARE, William Royce
- ↑ WATSON, Garry Iain
- ↑ WEHRLE, Egon
- ↑ WESTERHOF, Herman Hank Edward
- ↑ WHITTLE, Michael Robert
- ↑ WILCOCK, Madeleine
- ↑ WILLIAMS, Dianna Lynn
- ↑ WILLIAMS, Richard
- ↑ ZWAR, Meredy Jayne
External links[]
- It's an Honour Australian Government website
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