Specimen clasp 'SW PACIFIC' for Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975

Places	Asia: Borneo Asia: Borneo, Brunei Bay Area, Brunei Asia: Borneo, Sarawak Asia: Burma Asia: Malaya Asia: Netherlands East Indies Asia: Philippines Asia: Singapore Asia: Timor Oceania: Australia Oceania: Pacific Islands, Nauru Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands
Accession Number	REL31536
Collection type	Heraldry
Object type	Medal
Physical description	Nickel Silver (alloy)
Maker	Royal Australian Mint
Place made	Australia
Date made	c 1998
Conflict	Period 1940-1949

Description

Specimen clasp 'SW PACIFIC' for the Australian Service Medal 1945 - 1975.

History / Summary

The Australian Service Medal (1945 - 1975) was established in 1995 to recognise service by Australian forces in peacekeeping and/or non-warlike operations not already being recognised by the award of an individual campaign medal. Operations considered for inclusion must have taken place between 3 September 1945 and 16 September 1975. The ASM cannot be issued without a clasp. The clasp 'SW Pacific' was approved for service in the Netherlands Indies, Sarawak, Portuguese Timor, Brunei, Burma, British Borneo, the Philippines, the Solomons, Nauru, Malaya and Singapore between 3 September 1945 and 24 November 1946. Activities included repatriation of Prisoners of War and bomb and mine clearance. 8877 clasps were issued.