The Commendation for Distinguished Service is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the
Australian Defence Force, 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 ...
.
Description
* The insignia of the Commendation for Distinguished Service is a central
Federation Star 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 Orders, Decorations and Medals in the ''Commonwealth of Australia Gazette''. The ''Order of Wearing Aust ...
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:Recipients of the Commendation for Distinguished Service
References
External links
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