THE HON. DR MIKE KELLY MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support
Monday, 06 April 2009
014/2009
AUSTRALIAN GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL - KOREA
FOR POST ARMISTICE SERVICE APPROVED
The Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon. Dr Mike Kelly AM
MP, today announced that Her Majesty The Queen had given her in-principle
approval to the award of the Australian General Service Medal for Korea
(AGSM).
“The AGSM will be issued to those former Defence Force personnel who
completed 30 days in South Korea during the post-Armistice period from
28 July 1953 to 19 April 1956”, Dr Kelly said.
“The 30-day eligibility criterion for the AGSM is consistent with the
recommendations of the Post-Armistice Korean Service Review Report, which
was released in December 2005.
Although the AGSM has now received in-principle approval, it still needs to be
formally established through the development of Letters Patent and
Regulations which again require approval by Her Majesty The Queen. This,
together with the process of finalising medal design and the manufacturing
aspect can take some time, but Defence has made implementation of this new
medal a priority so that it should begin being issued in early 2010”.
Applications are now being accepted from former Defence Force personnel
who served in South Korea during the above mentioned period. However,
those persons who have already made application for the Returned from
Active Service Badge which was announced on 21 November 2008, need not
reapply. Applications should be made to the following address:
Directorate of Honours and Awards
T-1-49
Department of Defence
CANBERRA ACT 2600
If an applicant changes their address before they receive the AGSM, they
should advise the Directorate of Honours and Awards of their new address as
soon as possible to ensure they receive it.
Media contacts:
Mark Sjolander (Dr Mike Kelly):
02 6277 4840 or 0407 102 220
Defence Media Liaison:
02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664
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