For the American state award, see Conspicuous Service Medal (New York).
Award
Conspicuous Service Medal
Obverse of medal and ribbon
Type
Medal
Awarded for
meritorious achievement or dedication to duty in non-war like situations to members of the Australian Defence Force [1]
Presented by
Australia
Eligibility
Members of the Australian Defence Force and Officers & Instructors of the Australian Defence Force Cadets
Post-nominals
CSM
Status
Currently awarded
Established
18 October 1989
Last awarded
2024 Australia Day Honours
Total
1,550[1]
Total recipients
1,493
Ribbon with clasp to represent a second award
Order of Wear
Next (higher)
Order of Saint John[2]
Next (lower)
Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM)[2]
Related
Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)
The Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Australian Defence Force, and officers and instructors of the Australian Defence Force Cadets. It is awarded for meritorious achievement or dedication to duty in non-war like situations. The CSM was introduced in 1989 and is a distinct Australian military award. It is the second level award of the Conspicuous Service Decorations in the Australian Honours System. Recipients of the Conspicuous Service Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "CSM". Since its inception 1,021 had been awarded, plus a single Bar.[3] All ranks are eligible for the award.[4]
^Governor-General Annual Report 2022-23(PDF). Governor General of Australia. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ ab"The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
^Medal Yearbook 2013. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2013. p. 387. ISBN 978-1-908-828-00-2.
^Maton, Michael (1995). The National Honours & Awards of Australia. Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-86417-679-1.
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