Above: Medal and Inverse with Clasps shown
Bottom: Ribbon bar of the medal
Type
Service medal
Awarded for
Attested military service since 3 September 1945
Country
New Zealand
Eligibility
Ex-Service persons and currently serving NZDF military personnel who meet the criteria set out in the Royal Warrant and associated regulations
Clasps
REGULAR TERRITORIAL C.M.T. NATIONAL SERVICE
Status
Currently awarded
Established
April 2011
Total
85,000[1]
Precedence
Next (higher)
Cadet Forces Medal
Next (lower)
Rhodesia Medal
The New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) is a military service medal awarded to former and current members of the New Zealand Defence Force, for qualifying service since 3 September 1945. It is expected that at least 160,000 former service personnel and more than 7,000 currently serving NZDF personnel are eligible to receive the medal.[2]
Eligibility is defined in the Royal Warrant[3][4] and NZDSM Medal Regulations,[5] dated 6 April 2011 and 13 April 2011 respectively.
Serving NZDF personnel are awarded the medal automatically once the eligibility criteria are met.[6] Former service members, and families of deceased service members should apply to the NZDF Medals Office.[7][8]
^Medal Yearbook 2023. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2022. p. 563. ISBN 978-1-908828-63-7.
^"New Zealand Defence Service Medal". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
^"Archived copy" (PDF). medals.nzdf.mil.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Medal & service records" (PDF).
^"Medal & service records" (PDF).
^"Medal & service records".
^"Medal & service records".
^"New Zealand Defence Service Medal Application Form". Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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