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The 2017 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 12 June 2017 by the
Australian Honours ListsThe Queen's Birthday 2017 Honours List
*Summaries:
S1 - Order of Australia
S2 - Distinguished and Conspicuous
S3 - Meritorious
*Biographical notes:
Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (M-Z)
**Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Meritorious – PSM, APM, AFSM, ASM & ESM
Military – Distinguished & Conspicuous
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Governor-General
Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...
, Sir Peter Cosgrove.
The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours
The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the reigning monarch's official birthday in each realm by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are ...
are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday
The King's Official Birthday or Queen's Official Birthday is the selected day in most Commonwealth realms on which the birthday of the monarch is officially celebrated in those countries. It does not necessarily correspond to the date of the m ...
celebrations during the month of June.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...
Companion (AC)
General Division
Officer (AO)
General Division
Military Division
Member (AM)
General Division
Military Division
Medal (OAM)
General Division
Military Division
Meritorious Service
Public Service Medal (PSM)
Australian Police Medal
The Australian Police Medal (APM) is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian police force.
The APM was introduced in 1986, and replaced the Imperial King’s Police Medal for Gallantry and King’s Police Medal, King’s Po ...
(APM)
Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)
Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)
Emergency Services Medal (ESM)
Distinguished and Conspicuous Service
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Bar to the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM & Bar)
Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
Commendation for Distinguished Service
Bar to the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC & Bar)
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)
References
External links
All pages are from the Governor General's website: http://www.gg.gov.auAustralian Honours Lists
*Summaries:
S1 - Order of Australia
S2 - Distinguished and Conspicuous
S3 - Meritorious
*Biographical notes:
Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)
Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (M-Z)
**Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Meritorious – PSM, APM, AFSM, ASM & ESM
Military – Distinguished & Conspicuous
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