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Komiatum
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations that resulted in the capture of Komiatum Ridge, to the south west of Salamua, in eastern New Guinea.E84514
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Korea 1950-1953
Battle honours
Acknowledges the sustained efforts of the battalion throughout the Korean conflict.E84515
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Korea, 1953-1957 (Post-Armistice service - ceasefire monitoring)
Conflict
CN500155
Conflict
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Kowang-San
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in actions from 3 – 9 October 1951 that resulted in the capture of the Kowang San area. It includes the battle of Maryang-San, which was declared a separate battle honour on 3...E84516
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Krithia
Battle honours
Acknowledges involvement in any of the three separate "Battles of Krithia" (28 April, 6-8 May and 4 June 1915) on the Cape Helles front at Gallipoli in 1915. The first, a defensive action, relates to ...E84517
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Lababia Ridge
Battle honours
Awarded for the defence of the key position on Lababia Ridge, overlooking Mubo, in eastern New Guinea, against a determined Japanese attack.E84518
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Lababia Ridge operations
Battle
Lababia Ridge was a high, steep, jungle-covered feature that rose out of the Bitoi River valley to the east of Mubo. It was crossed by several tracks that made it a key tactical position during the fi...E84357
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Labuan
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the amphibious landing on Labuan Island and the subsequent operations which neutralised the Japanese on the island.E84519
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Lae-Nadzab
Campaign honour
A campaign honour awarded for participation in the operations that resulted in the capture of the Japanese base at Lae in New Guinea. The honour includes the amphibious landings of the 9th Australian ...E84675
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Lae Road
Battle honours
A subsidiary honour to "Lae-Nadzab", that was awarded for participation in the advance along the Lae Road in New Guinea - from Nadzab to the outskirts of Lae.E84520
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Laha
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the heavy fighting that incurred while defending the airfield at Laha, on Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies. As part of Gull Force, Australian troops fought alongside D...E84521
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Laha Massacre
Massacre
After a surrender to the Japanese during the Battle of Ambon, the small force of about 300 men defending the airfield at Laha were summarily executed by their captors, and buried in mass graves. The f...E84722
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Landing at Anzac
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the amphibious assault, landing and consolidation of defensive positions at Anzac Cove.E84522
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1958 Lebanon crisis
Peacekeeping Operation
In July 1958, Lebanon was threatened by a civil war between Maronite Christians and Muslims.E84792
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Liberation of Australian New Guinea
Campaign honour
Campaign honour awarded for participation in the operations to clear the Japanese from the Australian-mandated territory of New Guinea. For no apparent reason, the honour does not encompass the Wau-Sa...E84676
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Lille Deportation
Siege
Significant event that occurred in France during WW1; relates to German policy of enforced deportation of young women from German occupied France (Lille) to other districts to provide slave labour - a...E84834
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Long Tan
Battle honours
Awarded for the defence of the position at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy province on the night of 18-19 August, 1966.E84523
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Lys
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in defensive operations in Flanders between Ypres and La Bassee, during the German Spring Offensive on the Western Front in April 1918.E84524
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Madang
Battle honours
This engagement honour was awarded for participation in the advance and capture of Madang, on the northern tip of Astrolabe Bay, New Guinea. The occupation of Madang effectively brought an end to the ...E84525
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Maehwa-san
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in a series of attacks that resulted in the capture of the mountain peak Maehwa-San.E84526
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Magdhaba-Rafah
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations conducted in the vicinity of the Egypt-Palestine frontier between 23 December 1916 and 9 January 1917, including the battles at Maghdaba and Rafa, Egypt.E84527
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Malaya 1941-1942
Battle honours
For operations against the Japanese in Malaya, Sumatra and Java from 8th December 1941 until the final capitulation in Java on 12th March 1942.E84528
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Maprik
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations resulting in the capture of the village of Maprik, in the Torrcelli Mountains in northern New Guinea.E84531
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Maritime Interception Force (MIF 1) 1990-1991
Conflict
CN500133
Conflict
Maritime Interception Force (MIF 1) 1990-1991 -
Maritime Interception Force (MIF 2) 1991-2003
Conflict
CN500139
Conflict
Maritime Interception Force (MIF 2) 1991-2003 -
Markham Valley 1943-1944
Battle honours
For RAAF squadrons participating in the recapture of Lae, Nadzab, Finschhafen and in subsequent operations from Markham Valley aerodromes until the landing at Hollandia on 22nd April 1944.E84532
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Marne, 1918
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in Allied counter-attack against the 1918 German offensive in the Champagne region.E84534
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Maryang-San
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the capture of Hills 317 and 217 ('the Hinge').E84535
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Matapau
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the advance east of the Danmap River to the coastal village of Matapau, in northern New Guinea.E84536
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Mawaraka
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the offensive patrolling operations that were part of the successful advance from Modionu and the Mariropa River to Mawaraka, a village on the coast of Empress Augusta Bay,...E84537
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Mazaraat ech Chouf
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations resulting in the capture of the town of Mazaraat ech Chouf, and the hills around it, in central Lebanon.E84538
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Mediterranean 1940-1943
Battle honours
For operations over Italy, Sicily and the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas by aircraft based in the Mediterranean area (including reconnaissance, convoy protection, mining, and attacks on enemy ports and...E84539
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Megiddo
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the first phase of the final Allied offensive in Palestine.E84540
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Menin Road
Battle honours
Awarded for offensive operations, conducted as part of the Third Battle of Ypres, which secured part of the Menin Ridge, and the subsequent defence of this sector in the face of intense German counter...E84541
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Merjayun
Battle honours
Awarded for operations around the town of Merjayun (spelled Merdjayoun in the Australian Official History) in central Lebanon. During the period covered by the honour the town was captured, lost in th...E84542
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Mesopotamia Campaign
Campaign
The Mesopotamian campaign was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, mostly forces from India, and the Central Powers, mos...E84664
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Messines, 1917
Battle honours
Acknowledges participation in the assault on, and occupation of, the Messines Ridge on the Western Front carried out by units of General Plumer's Second Army. The honour includes the action of Wytscha...E84543
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Middle East 1941-1944
Campaign honour
A campaign honour awarded to units that served on operations in various parts of the Middle East, which was deemed to include Crete, Madagascar, the Aegean and Adriatic Seas, and the Dodecanese island...E84678
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Middle East 1941
Campaign honour
A campaign honour awarded to units that served on operations in various parts of the Middle East, which was deemed to include Crete, Madagascar, the Aegean and Adriatic Seas, and the Dodecanese island...E84677
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Middle East 1991-2003 (US and UK Deployments)
Conflict
CN500138
Conflict
Middle East 1991-2003 (US and UK Deployments) -
Milford Highway
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to clear the Japanese from a series of hilltop strongpoints sited along the Milford Highway around the village of Batuchampar, north-east of Balikpapan in D...E84544
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Milford Highway Operations
Battle
Milford Highway, named after the commander of the 7th Australian Division, Major General Edward Milford, was a road that ran roughly north from the town of Balikpapan, on the eastern coast of Dutch Bo...E84358
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Milne Bay
Battle honours
Awarded for participated in the battle that resulted in the defeat of the Japanese landings at Milne Bay, on the eastern tip of Papua.E84545
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Miri
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the operations around Brunei town; along the north-east coast of Brunei, from Tutong to Kuala Belait; and the patrolling in Sarawak, from Lutong to Miri, a...E84546
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Mivo Ford
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the series of engagements along the Mivo River, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector. The honour includes the patrolling conducted by Australians across the M...E84547
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Mivo River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the successful advance from the Mobiai River to the Mivo River, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector. The Australians continued their successful tactic of adv...E84548
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Mobiai River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the advance to the Mobiai River, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector.E84549
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Mont St. Quentin
Battle honours
As part of the Allied counter offensives on the Western Front in the late summer of 1918, the honour relates specifically to the role played by Australian troops in the storming, seizing and holding t...E84550
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Moresby 1942-1943
Battle honours
For operations against the Japanese in defence of Moresby and by offensive operations from Moresby from 8th December 1941, until the capture of Lae on 16th September 1943.E84552
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Morlancourt
Defensive action
Relates to the important defensive actions undertaken by elements of the 3rd Australian Division in connection with the first major German Spring Offensive in the Morlancourt area of the Somme. The 10...E84704
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Morotai
Battle honours
For RAAF squadrons directly participating in the capture of Morotai and in subsequent operations from Morotai against the Japanese until the landing at Tarakan on 1st May 1945.E84553
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Mosigetta
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for the offensive patrolling operations that led to the capture of Mosigetta, a village inland of Mawaraka, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector.E84554
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Mount Olympus
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations in the vicinity of Mount Olympus in northern Greece. Several subsidiary honours - Servia Pass, Olympus Pass, Platamon Tunnel, Aliakmon Bridge and Tempe Gorge - ...E84555
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Mount Shiburangu-Mount Tazaki
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to secure the highest points in the Prince Alexander Mountains - Mount Tazaki, Mount Shiburangu and "The Blot" - south of Wewak in northern New Guinea. The ...E84556
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Mount Tambu
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations around the key feature of Mount Tambu, south of Salamaua in eastern New Guinea.E84557
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Mubo I
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the follow-up operations along the Bitoi River subsequent to the Japanese withdrawal from Wau.E84558
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Mubo II
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations that resulted in the capture of the town of Mubo in New Guinea.E84559
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Multinational Forces in Iraq - Kuwait 1991 MNF (I-K)
Conflict
CN500134
Conflict
Multinational Forces in Iraq - Kuwait 1991 MNF (I-K) -
Multinational Forces in Iraq - Kuwait 1998 Operation Pollard
Conflict
CN500144
Conflict
Multinational Forces in Iraq - Kuwait 1998 Operation Pollard -
Nablus
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in operations conducted in pursuit of Turkish forces retreating towards Nablus after the British and dominion breakthrough of 19 September.E84560
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Nambut Ridge
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the operations to secure Nambut Ridge (also known as Nambut Hill) on the northern coast of New Guinea, east of Aitape.E84561
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42nd Street
Battle honours
Awarded for participation in the counter-attack made against German forces in the vicinity of the road known as 42nd Street, south-east of Canea, on the island of Crete.E84371
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New Britain 1943
Battle honours
For RAAF squadrons employed on operations against New Britain from the first attack on Rabaul on 24th January 1942, until the landing in the Admiralty Islands on 29th February 1944.E84563
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New Guinea 1942-1944
Battle honours
For RAAF operations against the Japanese by squadrons based in New Guinea from 8th December 1941 until the capture of Morotai on 4th October 1944.E84564
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New Guinea 1943-1944
Battle honours
For RAAF operations against the Japanese by squadrons based in New Guinea 1943 until the capture of Morotai on 4th October 1944.E84565
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Nongora
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the operations that led to the capture of Nongora, a village north-west of Scarlet Beach, on the Huon Peninsula, New Guinea. Following the capture of Satte...E84567
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Normandy 1944
Battle honours
For operations supporting the Allied landings in Normandy, the establishment of the lodgement area, and the subsequent 'break-through'.E84568
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North Africa 1942
Campaign honour
A theatre campaign honour awarded for participation in operations in North Africa (Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia) against the Axis forces.E84682
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North Africa 1942-1943
Battle honours
For operations in connection with the campaign in French North Africa, from the initial landings in Algeria to the expulsion of the Axis Powers from Tunisia.E84570
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North Africa 1941
Campaign honour
A theatre campaign honour awarded for participation in operations in North Africa (Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia) against the Axis forces.E84680
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North Africa 1941-42
Campaign honour
A theatre campaign honour awarded for participation in operations in North Africa (Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia) against the Axis forces.E84681
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North Africa
Campaign honour
A campaign honour awarded for participation in operations in North Africa (Egypt, Libya and Tunisia) against the Axis forces. The beginning and end dates of the individual honour are amended to denote...E84679
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North Queensland Coast, 1947-1950 (Bomb and mine clearance)
Conflict
CN500158
Conflict
North Queensland Coast, 1947-1950 (Bomb and mine clearance) -
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Ogorata River
Battle honours
This honour was awarded for participation in the successful advance from the Hari River to the Ogorata River, in Bougainville’s Southern Sector.E84571
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Oivi-Gorari
Battle honours
One of seven subsidiary honours to 'Kokoda Trail', awarded for participation in the fighting to secure the strongly-defended Japanese rearguard positions at Oivi and Gorari during the Australian advan...E84572
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Operation Agas I
Operation
Operation carried out by the Australian Army's Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) Z Special Unit during the second World War as part of the Australian Borneo Campaign. The operation, commanded b...E84747
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Operation Agas II
Operation
Operation carried out by the Australian Army's Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) Z Special Unit during the second World War as part of the Australian Borneo Campaign. The operation, commanded b...E84748
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Operation Agas III
Operation
Operation carried out by the Australian Army's Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) Z Special Unit during the Second World War as part of the Australian Borneo Campaign. The operation, commanded b...E84749
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Operation Agas IV
Operation
Operation carried out by the Australian Army's Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) Z Special Unit during the Second World War as part of the Australian Borneo Campaign. The operation, commanded b...E84750
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Operation Agas V
Operation
Operation carried out by the Australian Army's Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) Z Special Unit during the second World War as part of the Australian Borneo Campaign. The operation, commanded b...E84751
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Operation AGILA
Peacekeeping Operation
Commonwealth Monitoring Force Rhodesia (CMFR) 1979 - 1980E84794