| 6 April 2011 - NZ Defence Service Medal - Update | ||
 The
Royal Warrant and design for the New Zealand Defence Service Medal has
been formally approved by Her Majesty The Queen.
The medal will be engraved with your name and rank at the time that you became eligible for the medal. i.e. if you were a TEL after 3 years service then this is the rank which will be engraved on the medal. If you served in both the Naval Reserve and Regular Force then you will have two bars on your medal both ‘Regular’ and ‘Territorial’. How this medal is worn will be advised after the Governor General has approved the 'position of wear'.
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| 1 October 2008 - New Zealand General Service Medal with Clasp Korea 1954-57. | ||
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If you served in one fo the
following ships during the periods detailed you may be entitled to the
above medal. HMNZS Kaniere November 1954 to March 1955 HMNZS Pukaki August 1955 to July 1956 HMNZS Kaniere 1 April 1956 to 8 May 1957 HMNZS Royalist 31 August 1957 to 18 June 1958 If you have not received the above medal you should write and apply for it. to Medals Office Headquarters N Z D F Private Bag 905 Upper Hutt Wellington |
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| DID YOU SERVE IN ROYALIST?? | ||
| Information has now been received that all ex-RNZN personnel who served in HMNZS ROYALIST during the period 9 October 1957 and 31 November 1957 and who APPLY will be issued with the New Zealand General Service Medal with the Clasp inscribed Korea 1954-57. | ||
| OBE CLUTCH and PIN FITTING EMBLEM in PRESENTATION BOX | ||
| The
new O.B.E Buttonhole Badge or emblem
which can be worn by recipients on an 'everyday' basis, unlike the badge
and ribbon which can only be worn on formal occasions. They are a
visible sign of a person's accomplishments, and are an important step in
increasing awareness and understanding of the honours system. The
emblem is based on the badge of the Order enclosed in a circle of ribbon
of its colours of
pink and grey. It is intended to be worn by those who have been
appointed GBE, DBE, KBE, CBE, OBE, MBE or who hold the BEM. In total
there are around 120,000 living in the If you wish to purchase,
please visit the website www.tksmedalsandribbons.co.uk
where there is a dedicated page to the OBE Emblem.
If you click on the left hand menu from the home page where it
says OBE Emblem Stores, then click on 'outside |
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| Occasions on which to wear insignia | ||
| Members of the various orders of chivalry, orders and all persons who have been awarded decorations and medals may, should they wish to do so, wear the insignia on those occasions when the person responsible for a function deems it appropriate for insignia (usually shown on an invitation as 'Decorations') to be worn, e.g. when The Queen, a member of the Royal Family or the Governor-General is present. The wearing of insignia, full-size or miniature, however, on any occasion is at the discretion of the holder. 4 Nov 06 | ||
| Wearing of decorations and Medals by Next of Kin or Family Members | ||
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The insignia of any order,
decoration or medal, including miniatures, lapel badges and ribbons may
only be worn by the person to whom they were awarded There is a convention that is widely understood that the next of kin and other relatives may wear, on the right side only, on ANZAC and similar days of remembrance, the service medals of deceased military personnel. The convention is a matter of personal discretion, is limited to days of remembrance and applies only to service medals and decorations mounted on a medal bar (full-size or miniature) and not neck badges, sashes and badges, or breast stars. 4 Nov 06 |
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| Termination date of 30 November 2006 for applications for Veterans Badge | ||
| Veterans Affairs and the NZDF have advised that the Veterans Badge will be ongoing and that any one who qualifies either by retrospective decisions or by future qualifying service will be entitled to receive it. 4 Nov 06 | ||
