Distinguished Service Medal (Australia)

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Distinguished Service Medal
Obverse of medal and ribbon
Awarded by Australia

Type	Medal
Eligibility	Members of the Australian Defence Force
Awarded for	Distinguished command and leadership in action
Status	Currently awarded
Post-nominals	DSM
Statistics
Established	15 January 1991
First awarded	1993
Last awarded	2015 Australia Day Honours
Total awarded	141
Posthumous awards	1
Distinct recipients	137
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Bravery Medal
Next (lower)	Public Service Medal
Related	Distinguished Service Cross Commendation for Distinguished Service

The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force for distinguished leadership in action. The DSM was introduced in 1991 and is the second highest distinguished service decoration in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "DSM". Since its inception 136 have been awarded—which includes six Bars—with the most recent being announced in the 2015 Australia Day Honours.

1 Government allowance
2 Description
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

Government allowance

The Government of Australia may grant an allowance to veterans or serving members of the Australian Defence Force who have been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, or other awards for gallantry. At November 2007, this allowance was A$2.10 per fortnight.^[1]

Description

The Distinguished Service Medal is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward in nickel-silver. The obverse has a Federation star superimposed on a circle of flames.
The medal has a nickel-silver suspender bar.
The medal ribbon has alternating vertical stripes: four silver-blue and three ochre-red.

References

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External links

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Orders, Decorations, and Medals of Australia Australian Honours Order of Precedence

Order of Australia
(General Division
and Military Division)

Knight/Dame of the Order of Australia (AK/AD) • / Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) • / Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) • / Member of the Order of Australia (AM) • / Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Gallantry Decorations

Victoria Cross for Australia (VC) • Star of Gallantry (SG) • Medal for Gallantry (MG) • Commendation for Gallantry

Distinguished
Service Decorations

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) • Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) • Commendation for Distinguished Service

Bravery Decorations

Cross of Valour (CV) • Star of Courage (SC) • Bravery Medal (BM) • Commendation for Brave Conduct • Group Bravery Citation

Conspicuous
Service Decorations

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) • Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

Nursing Service

Nursing Service Cross (NSC)

Meritorious
Service Awards

Public Service Medal (PSM) • Australian Police Medal (APM) • Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM) • Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) • Emergency Services Medal (ESM) • Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM)

Operational Service
(Campaign) Medals

Warlike	Australia Service Medal (1939–45) • Australian Active Service Medal (1945–75) • Vietnam Medal (1964–73) • Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal (1968–73) • Australian Active Service Medal • International Force East Timor Medal (1999–2000) • Afghanistan Medal (2001–14) • Iraq Medal (2003–13) •
Non-Warlike	Australian General Service Medal Korea (1953–56) • Australian Service Medal (1945–75) • Australian Service Medal • Rhodesia Medal (1979–80)
Military Operations	Australian Operational Service Medal – Border Protection • Australian Operational Service Medal – Civilian • Australian Operational Service Medal – GMEO