1 Established :
The Australian Service Medal 1945-75 was established in 1995 to recognise the part played by Australian Servicemen who had not previously received an award for their service during the years 1945 to 1975 in non warlike activity or other peacekeeping operations.
2 Design :
The medal is of circular nickel silver with the Crown of St Edward on the suspension bar. The obverse of the medal features a modified shield of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. The reverse features the Commonwealth star overlaid with a plinth on which the recipients name in engraved surrounded by clusters of wattle blossom symbolising the Australian nature of the award, and the presence of Australian service personnel in overseas peacekeeping operations and non warlike operations.
There is also a nickel silver clasp that is affixed to the ribbon to indicate where the recipients activity took place
The ribbon colours are light and dark blue, Khaki, green, and gold, representing the Australian Defence Forces
JAPAN : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service with British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF)
- 3 September to 28 April 1952.
PNG : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service in Papua New Guinea leading to Independence
- 3 September 1945 to 16 September 1975
Indonesia : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service with UN Good Offices Commission
- 1 August 1947 to 1 January 1949
- Service with the UN Commission for Indonesia
- 1 January 1949 to 30 April 1951.
Middle East : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- UN Treaty Supervision Organisation (UNTSO)
- 11 June 1948 to 13 February 1975
- UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
- 3 June 1974 to 13 February 1975
- Second UN Emergency Force (UNEF2)
- 25 October 1973 to 13 February 1975
- UN Observation Group In Lebanon (UNOGIL)
- 11 July 1958 to 9 December 1958
- UN Yemen Observer Mission (UNYOM)
- 4 July 1963 to 4 September 1964
- No 78 (F) Wing Malta
- 9 July 1952 to 1 December 1954
Berlin : 30 days service and does not apply to visitors
- Service with the 'Berlin Airlift'
- 26 June 1948 to 30 September 1949
Kashmir : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service with UN mission in India/Pakistan
- 13 August 1948 to 13 February 1975
F.E.S.R : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service with the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR)
- 2 July 1955 to 31 October 1971
- See Note 1
Thailand : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Royal Thai Airforce base Udon
- 1 May 1962 to 31 August 1968
- OP CROWN - 2 Field Troop, RAE at Ban Kok Talat in
- 1 May 1962 to 31 August 1968
W New Guinea : 30 days service and does not apply to visitors
- Service with UNTEA
- 3 October 1962 to 30 April 1963
SW Pacific : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service on islands in SW Pacific area, Dutch East Indies, Burma & Malaya/Singapore
- 3 November 1946 to 24 November 1946
- RAAF service on Morotai Island
- 25 November 1946 to 10 July 1948
- RAAF service on Cocos Island with No 2 ACS
- 18 November 1951 to 24 January 1954
- RAAF service on Bathurst, Champagny & Sir Graham Moore Is with Long Range Nav Stations
- 3 September 1945 to 24 November 1946
- Minesweeping service afloat with RAN in:
- waters off coast of China & SW Pacific
- 3 September 1945 to 30 December 1946
- all Australian waters
- 3 September 1945 to 16 August 1948
- Netherlands (Dutch East) Indies
- 25 November1946 to 30 December 1946
- waters off Solomon Islands
- 25 November1946 to 16 August 1948
- Bomb & mine clearance:
- coast of Queensland
- 3 September 1945 to 31 May 1950
- Solomon Islands
- 25 November 1946 to 10 November 1956
- Service with War Graves on Labuan, Ambon & Borneo Islands
- 25 November 1946 to 20 September 1947
Germany : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service during occupation of Germany
- 9 May 1945 to 19 October 1951
Korea : 30 days service and does not apply to visitors
- Service with UN Commission in Korea
- 9 June 1950 to 23 June 1950
- Service with British Commonwealth Force Korea (BCFK) in Japan & Okinawa
- 29 April 1952 to 26 August 1957
- Service afloat & in air off Korea to 161 kms
- 28 July 1953 to 26 August 1957
- Ceasefire monitoring activities in Korea
- 28 July 1953 to 26 August 1957
- Service with UN Command (MAC)
- 27 August 1957 to 13 February 1975
SE Asia : 30 days assigned or 30 days as a visitor
- Service on land in Malaysia (excluding Thai-Malay border when warlike)
- 1 August 1960 to 12 August 1966
- 16 August 1964 to 14 March 1975
- Service on land in Singapore
- 1 August 1960 to 12 August 1966
- 16 August 1964 to 14 March 1975
- Service on land in Thailand (excluding Ubon & Ban Kok Talat)
- 2 July 1955 to 1 September 1968
- 24 June 1965 to 30 October 1971
- Service on land in Vietnam
- 2 July 1955 to 30 July 1962
- Service on land in Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia
- 2 July 1955 to 14 March 1975
- Service on RAN ships with ANZUK force
- 31 October 1971 to 14 March 1975
Special Ops :
- Service on Special Operations (Awarded at the discretion of the CDF)
- 3 September 1945 to 13 February 1975
NOTES
Note 1: Those eligible for the ASM 1945-75 SE ASIA or ASM SE ASIA are not eligible for the ASM 1945-75 FESR
