__NOTOC__ The New Zealand Gallantry Star (NZGS) is the second level

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of the New Zealand armed forces. It was instituted by Royal Warrant on 20 September 1999 as part of the move to replace British gallantry awards with an indigenous New Zealand Gallantry system. The medal, which may be awarded posthumously, is granted in recognition of "acts of outstanding gallantry in situations of danger" while involved in war or warlike operational service (including peacekeeping). Bars are awarded to the NZGS in recognition of the performance of further acts of gallantry meriting the award. Recipients are entitled to the

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"N.Z.G.S.". This medal replaced the award of the

Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typ ...

(when awarded for gallantry), the

Distinguished Conduct Medal The Distinguished Conduct Medal was a decoration established in 1854 by Queen Victoria for gallantry in the field by other ranks of the British Army. It is the oldest British award for gallantry and was a second level military decoration, ranki ...

, and the

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal The Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) was, until 1993, a British military decoration for gallantry in action for petty officers and seamen of the Royal Navy, including Warrant Officers and other ranks of the Royal Marines. It was formerly aw ...

Recipients

# Colonel Neville John Reilly,

ONZM The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rend ...

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; year of award: 2000. Reilly served with the

United Nations Mission in East Timor The United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) was established by Security Council Resolution 1246 on 11 June 1999 for a period up to 31 August 1999. By Security Council Resolution 1257 of 3 August UNAMET was extended to 30 September 1999. ...

(UNAMET) between June and September 1999. He was responsible for the security of the United Nations Mission while East Timor was in a state of anarchy, and displayed exceptional courage in the face of physical threat from militia forces. # Corporal Albert Henry Moore,

Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve r ...

; year of award: 2011. Moore was the commander of a vehicle of a New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team patrol when it was ambushed by insurgent forces in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan on 3 August 2010. # Corporal David Steven Askin ("Serviceman D"),

New Zealand Special Air Service The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the Special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS). It traces its origins to ...

; year of award: 2014. Askin displayed gallantry on several occasions in Afghanistan in 2011. He repeatedly faced heavy fire from determined enemies and sustained several wounds, while contributing to the resolution of several incidents, including the

2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack On 28 June 2011, a group of nine gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel, Kabul. The attack and an ensuing five-hour siege left at least 21 people dead, including all nine attackers. Responsibility was claimed by the Talib ...

, during which he was wounded by grenade and rifle fire, yet carried on and rescued guests from the hotel as fire broke out. Askin later died in the crash of the helicopter he was piloting in fighting the 2017 Port Hills wildfires in Christchurch, New Zealand. # "Serviceman J", New Zealand Special Air Service; year of award: 2014. He attended the 2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack in Afghanistan in 2011, in which he demonstrated gallantry and leadership under heavy fire from a determined enemy, contributing to the resolution of the incident and the protection of comrades and civilian life. # Major Geoffrey Michael Faraday,

Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, ...

; year of award: 2015. Faraday defended United Nations facilities in South Sudan from attacks over the period 17 to 29 April 2014.

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References

* Mackay, J and Mussel, J (eds) - ''Medals Yearbook - 2005'', (2004), Token Publishing.

External links

New Zealand Defence Force - Medal information page

{{Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand Military awards and decorations of New Zealand Courage awards

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