The Commendation for Distinguished Service is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the
Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Fo ...
, it is awarded for the distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations. The Commendation for Distinguished Service was introduced in 1991 and replaced its Imperial equivalent,
Mention in Despatches
To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...
. It is the third level of distinguished service decoration in the
Australian Honours System
The Australian honours and awards system refers to all orders, decorations, and medals, as instituted by letters patent from the Monarch of Australia and countersigned by the Australian prime minister at the time, that have been progressively in ...
.
Description
* The insignia of the Commendation for Distinguished Service is a central
Federation Star
The Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star, the Seven Point Star, or the Star of Federation) is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901.
Six points of the Star represent ...
on a nickel-silver row of flames that taper at each end.
* The insignia is attached to an ochre-red ribbon.
See also
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Australian Honours Order of Precedence
The Governor-General of Australia has, at irregular intervals, notified for general information the positioning of the wearing of Australian honours system, Australian Orders, Decorations and Medals in the ''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette''. T ...
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:Recipients of the Commendation for Distinguished Service
References
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Military awards and decorations of Australia
1991 establishments in Australia
Awards established in 1991