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honour award (100)

  • Mention in despatches (15855)
  • Military Medal (11084)
  • Military Cross (2982)
  • Distinguished Flying Cross (2500)
  • Distinguished Conduct Medal (2081)
  • Member of the Order of the British Empire (1598)
  • Meritorious Service Medal (1216)
  • British Empire Medal (1040)
  • Distinguished Service Order (1035)
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire (884)
  • Bar to Military Medal (497)
  • Distinguished Flying Medal (457)
  • Air Force Cross (438)
  • Belgian Croix de Guerre (407)
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  • French Croix de Guerre (257)
  • Royal Red Cross (2nd Class) (255)
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  • Distinguished Service Cross (191)
  • Bar to Military Cross (190)
  • Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air (183)
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  • Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross (159)
  • Companion of the Order of the Bath (159)
  • United States Air Medal (154)
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  • Bar to Distinguished Service Order (70)
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  • Bar to Distinguished Conduct Medal (30)
  • French Medal of Honour with Swords, Bronze (28)
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  • United States Officer of the Legion of Merit (27)
  • United States Distinguished Service Cross (26)
  • Serbian Silver Obilich Medal for Bravery (25)
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Conflict (28)

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  • East Timor, 1999-2013 (75)
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  • Iraq, 2003-2013 (28)
  • Cambodia (UNAMIC), 1991-1992 (1)
  • Somalia, 1992-1995 (9)
  • Rwanda (UNAMIR), 1993 - 1996 (12)
  • 19th century (3)
  • Period 1900-1909 (1)
  • Period 1920-1929 (7)
  • Period 1930-1939 (107)
  • Period 1940-1949 (30)
  • Period 1945-1959 (2)
  • Period 1950-1959 (792)
  • Period 1960-1969 (952)
  • Period 1970-1979 (634)
  • Period 1980-1989 (225)
  • Period 1990-1999 (1)

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  1. A'Beckett, Frank Leigh

    Service Number: 678

    Unit

    8th Australian Light Horse Regiment

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  2. A'Beckett, Hastings Elwyn

    Unit

    1st Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  3. A'Beckett, Hastings Elwyn

    Unit

    1st Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Military Cross
  4. A'Beckett, Malwyn Hayley

    Unit

    44th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  5. A'Beckett, Malwyn Hayley

    Unit

    44th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Distinguished Service Order
  6. A'Court, Alan Worsley Holmes

    Unit

    4th Australian Field Ambulance

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: French Medaille Des Epidemies, Silver
  7. A'Court, Alan Worsley Holmes

    Unit

    4th Australian Field Ambulance

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  8. A'Court, Arthur John

    Service Number: 3226

    Unit

    Australian Army Medical Corps

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Military Medal
  9. Aarons, Daniel Sidney

    Unit

    16th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Military Cross
  10. Aarons, Daniel Sidney

    Unit

    16th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Bar to Military Cross
  11. Abadee, Solomon

    Service Number: 4193

    Unit

    Royal Australian Air Force

    Conflict

    Second World War, 1939-1945

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  12. Abbey, Albert Henry Royce

    Service Number: VX113314

    Unit

    14/32th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    Second World War, 1939-1945

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal
  13. Abbey, James Edward

    Service Number: 3

    Unit

    Australian Army Medical Corps

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Military Medal
  14. Abbey, James Edward

    Service Number: 3

    Unit

    17th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Bar to Military Medal
  15. Abbot, Frederick

    Service Number: 158

    Unit

    17th Australian Infantry Battalion

    Conflict

    First World War, 1914-1918

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Military Medal
  16. Abbott, Alfred Percy

    Service Number: 373

    Unit

    6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry

    Conflict

    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  17. Abbott, Alfred Percy

    Service Number: 373

    Unit

    6th Western Australian Mounted Infantry

    Conflict

    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Distinguished Conduct Medal
  18. Abbott, Anthony Lempriere Hartley

    Service Number: O55138

    Unit

    Royal Australian Air Force

    Conflict

    Vietnam, 1962-1975

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches
  19. Abbott, Geoffrey Grainger

    Service Number: 414978

    Unit

    No. 467 Squadron

    Conflict

    Second World War, 1939-1945

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Distinguished Flying Cross
  20. Abbott, George

    Service Number: WX40709

    Unit

    NGF HQ

    Conflict

    Second World War, 1939-1945

    Award/Recommendation

    Award: Mention in despatches

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