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Australian Antarctic Medal


Medal and ribbon
TypeMedal
Eligibilitymembers or support staff of an Australian Antarctic expedition
Post-nominalsAAM
StatusCurrently awarded
Established2 June 1987
Order of Wear
Next (higher)Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)[1]
Next (lower)Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)[1]

The Australian Antarctic Medal (AAM) is awarded for outstanding service in scientific research or exploration in connection with an Australian Antarctic expedition or for support of such work. The service or support is normally for a period of at least 12 months.

The AAM was introduced in 1987, and replaced the Imperial award of the Polar Medal of the United Kingdom. Announcements of the award are usually made on 21 June in a special Midwinter’s Day honours list.

Recipients of the Australian Antarctic Medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "AAM".

Description

  • The AAM is an octagonal nickel-silver medal ensigned with a hexagonal ice-crystal device which links the medal to the suspension bar. The obverse depicts the Southern Hemisphere showing Australia and the Antarctic enclosed by the inscription "For Outstanding Service in the Antarctic".
  • The reverse of the medal shows an Antarctic expeditioner leaning into a blizzard to use an ice axe outside Mawson's Huts. The ice-crystal device is repeated on the reverse of the medal.
  • The 32 millimetre-wide ribbon is snow-white moiré. At the edges three shades of blue merge into the white.

Award statistics

The medal was first awarded on 22 June 1987 to 16 people, and was awarded on 21 August 1989 to 2 people. Otherwise, the medal has been awarded on 21 June.

On 21 June 2011, the medal had been awarded on 23 occasions, to a total of 83 different people.

On 21 June 2012, Dr Graham Robertson became the first recipient to be awarded a clasp to his medal, and Dr Neil Adams became the first posthumous awardee.[4][3]

Date # Gazette        Date # Gazette        Date # Gazette
22 Jun 1987 16 21 Jun 1996 5 21 Jun 2008 1 2008-S123[7]
21 Jun 1988 6 21 Jun 1997 1 21 Jun 2009 1 2009-S107[8]
21 Jun 1989 6 21 Jun 1998 1 21 Jun 2011 2 2011-S99[9]
21 Aug 1989 2 21 Jun 1999 1 21 Jun 2012 4 2012-S75[3][4]
21 Jun 1990 5 21 Jun 2000 5 21 Jun 2013 2 2013-S68[5]
21 Jun 1991 4 21 Jun 2001 6 21 Jun 2016 3 2016[6]
21 Jun 1992 3 21 Jun 2002 1
21 Jun 1993 5 21 Jun 2004 1
21 Jun 1994 3 21 Jun 2006 1
21 Jun 1995 6 21 Jun 2007 1 2007-S114[10]

Recipients

Date Recipient Notes
21 June 2012 Adams, Neil posthumous[3][4]
21 June 1989 ALLEN, Denise Mary [11]
21 June 1988 ALLISON, Ian Frederick [12]
21 June 1989 BARNAART, Willem Philip [13]
22 June 1987 BESSO, Ricky [14]
21 June 1988 BETTS, Martin Stephen [15]
22 June 1987 BLABY, David Andrew [16]
21 June 1994 BRAND, Russell James [17]
21 June 1993 BRUEHWILER, Albert [18]
22 June 1987 BURTON, Harry Roy [19]
21 June 1994 BURTON, Howard Douglas [20]
21 June 2016 CADDEN, John Frederick [21]
21 June 1996 CLARKE, Judith Rebekah [22]
21 June 1988 CONRICK, Neil Joseph [23]
22 June 1987 CORCORAN, John Gerard [24]
22 June 1987 COSGROVE, Charles Henry Lewis [25]
21 June 1996 CRAVEN, Trevor Michael [26]
21 June 1997 DELANEY, Paul Robert [27]
21 June 1988 DIETRICH, Maxwell Cecil [28]
21 June 2012 Doube, James [3][4]
21 June 2011 DOYLE, Murray Patrick [29]
21 June 1998 EASTHER, Robert Leslie [30]
21 June 2001 Elcheikh, Alan [31]
22 June 1987 ELLSON, Malcolm Charles [32]
21 June 1995 ERB, Erwin [33]
22 June 1987 EVERETT, Anthony Peter [34]
21 June 2008 FILIPOWSKI, Matthew Wayne [35]
22 June 1987 FLETCHER, Lloyd Douglas [36]
21 June 1995 FRANZMANN, Peter Damian [37]
21 June 1991 GORMLY, Peter James [38]
21 June 1990 GRANT, David John [39]
21 June 1993 HASICK, David James [40]
21 June 1995 HORNSBY, Norman Leigh [41]
21 June 1992 HOTCHIN, Murray James [42]
21 June 2001 Johnson, Joseph Vaughan [43]
21 June 2000 JONES, John Joseph [44]
21 June 1996 JONES, Robert Tracy [45]
21 June 1993 KERRY, Knowles Ronald [46]
21 June 1995 KIERNAN, Robert Patrick [47]
21 June 2007 Labudda, Sharon Rae [48]
21 June 2006 Larsen, Per Brun [49]
21 June 2013 Laughlin, Scott [5]
21 June 1990 LEDINGHAM, Roderick Bentley [50]
21 June 1992 MACKERETH, Jeffrey Roger [51]
21 June 2001 Main, Dale Allan [52]
21 June 1989 MCCORMACK, David Rockley [53]
21 June 2001 McLean, Ian John [54]
21 June 1991 MILLS, Graham John [55]
21 June 1994 MOORE, Geoffrey James [56]
21 June 1995 MORGAN, Vincent Ivor [57]
22 June 1987 MORRIS, Raymond John [58]
21 June 2000 MORTIMER, Nicolas Andrew [59]
21 June 1993 MUNRO, Paul John [60]
21 June 2016 NEWBERY, Kym Blair [61]
21 June 2011 NICOL, Stephen [62]
22 June 1987 ORCHARD, Robert Campbell [63]
21 June 1989 O'REILLY, Daniel Henry [64]
21 June 1991 OSBORN, Eric William [65]
21 June 1993 PIKE, Paul John [66]
22 June 1987 POTTAGE, David Arnold [67]
21 June 2009 PULLINGER, David Ernest [68]
21 August 1989 RACHINGER, Russell Albert [69]
21 June 2002 REEVE, Jonathan James [70]
22 June 1987 REID, Donald Alexander [71]
21 June 2000 REINKE, Andrew Jason [72]
21 June 2012 Rintoul, Stephen [3][4]
21 June 1989 ROBERTSON, Diana Lynn [73]
21 June 1989 ROBERTSON, Graham George [74]
21 June 2012 Robertson, Graham Clasp to AAM[3][4]
21 June 1988 ROBINSON, William Leslie [75]
22 June 1987 ROLLINS, Shane Anthony [76]
21 June 1996 ROOKE, Allen Carey [77]
21 June 2016 ROWLAND, Robert William [78]
22 June 1987 SCHMITTER, Ulrich [79]
21 June 2004 Selkirk, Patricia Margaret [80]
21 June 1988 SORENSEN, Bernard William [81]
21 June 2001 Sprunk, Peter Helmut [82]
21 June 2001 Stone, Michael Stephen [83]
22 June 1987 SULLIVAN, Peter Graham [84]
21 June 1996 SYMONS, Lloyd Peter [85]
21 June 1990 TINGEY, Robert John [86]
21 June 1990 TWIGG, Dudley Raymond [87]
21 June 1991 WARE, William Royce [88]
21 June 2000 WATSON, Garry Iain [89]
21 June 1990 WEHRLE, Egon [90]
22 June 1987 WESTERHOF, Herman Hank Edward [91]
21 June 1999 WHITTLE, Michael Robert [92]
21 June 2013 Wienecke, Barbara [5]
21 June 2000 WILCOCK, Madeleine [93]
21 August 1989 WILLIAMS, Dianna Lynn [94]
21 June 1992 WILLIAMS, Richard [95]
21 June 1995 ZWAR, Meredy Jayne [96]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards" (PDF). It's an Honour. Australian Government. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. ^ Medal Yearbook 2014. Honiton, Devon: Token. 2014. p. 397. ISBN 978-1-908828-10-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "2012 Antarctic Medal". News. Australian Antarctic Division, Department of the Environment, Australian Government. 21 June 2012. Antarctic medals were awarded to oceanographer Dr Steve Rintoul and medical practitioner Dr James Doube. A posthumous award was given to meteorologist Dr Neil Adams and a clasp to the Antarctic Medal was awarded to Dr Graham Robertson.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g 2012-S75 - Midwinter's Day 2012 Honours List (21 June 2012)
  5. ^ a b c d 2013-S68 - Midwinters's Day 2013 (21 June 2013)
  6. ^ a b Midwinter's Day 2016 Honours List - Midwinters's Day 2016 (21 June 2016)
  7. ^ 2008-S123 - Midwinter's Day 2008 Honours List (21 June 2008)
  8. ^ 2009-S107 - Midwinter's Day 2009 Honours List (21 June 2009)
  9. ^ 2011-S99 - Midwinter's Day 2011 (21 June 2011)
  10. ^ 2007-S114 - Midwinter's Day 2007 Honours List (21 June 2007)
  11. ^ ALLEN, Denise Mary
  12. ^ ALLISON, Ian Frederick
  13. ^ BARNAART, Willem Philip
  14. ^ BESSO, Ricky
  15. ^ BETTS, Martin Stephen
  16. ^ BLABY, David Andrew
  17. ^ BRAND, Russell James
  18. ^ BRUEHWILER, Albert
  19. ^ BURTON, Harry Roy
  20. ^ BURTON, Howard Douglas
  21. ^ CADDEN, John Frederick
  22. ^ CLARKE, Judith Rebekah
  23. ^ CONRICK, Neil Joseph
  24. ^ CORCORAN, John Gerard
  25. ^ COSGROVE, Charles Henry Lewis
  26. ^ CRAVEN, Trevor Michael
  27. ^ DELANEY, Paul Robert
  28. ^ DIETRICH, Maxwell Cecil
  29. ^ DOYLE, Murray Patrick
  30. ^ EASTHER, Robert Leslie
  31. ^ Elcheikh, Alan
  32. ^ ELLSON, Malcolm Charles
  33. ^ ERB, Erwin
  34. ^ EVERETT, Anthony Peter
  35. ^ FILIPOWSKI, Matthew Wayne
  36. ^ FLETCHER, Lloyd Douglas
  37. ^ FRANZMANN, Peter Damian
  38. ^ GORMLY, Peter James
  39. ^ GRANT, David John
  40. ^ HASICK, David James
  41. ^ HORNSBY, Norman Leigh
  42. ^ HOTCHIN, Murray James
  43. ^ Johnson, Joseph Vaughan
  44. ^ JONES, John Joseph
  45. ^ JONES, Robert Tracy
  46. ^ KERRY, Knowles Ronald
  47. ^ KIERNAN, Robert Patrick
  48. ^ Labudda, Sharon Rae
  49. ^ Larsen, Per Brun
  50. ^ LEDINGHAM, Roderick Bentley
  51. ^ MACKERETH, Jeffrey Roger
  52. ^ Main, Dale Allan
  53. ^ MCCORMACK, David Rockley
  54. ^ McLean, Ian John
  55. ^ MILLS, Graham John
  56. ^ MOORE, Geoffrey James
  57. ^ MORGAN, Vincent Ivor
  58. ^ MORRIS, Raymond John
  59. ^ MORTIMER, Nicolas Andrew
  60. ^ MUNRO, Paul John
  61. ^ NEWBERY, Kym Blair
  62. ^ NICOL, Stephen
  63. ^ ORCHARD, Robert Campbell
  64. ^ O'REILLY, Daniel Henry
  65. ^ OSBORN, Eric William
  66. ^ PIKE, Paul John
  67. ^ POTTAGE, David Arnold
  68. ^ PULLINGER, David Ernest
  69. ^ RACHINGER, Russell Albert
  70. ^ REEVE, Jonathan James
  71. ^ REID, Donald Alexander
  72. ^ REINKE, Andrew Jason
  73. ^ ROBERTSON, Diana Lynn
  74. ^ ROBERTSON, Graham George
  75. ^ ROBINSON, William Leslie
  76. ^ ROLLINS, Shane Anthony
  77. ^ ROOKE, Allen Carey
  78. ^ ROWLAND, Robert William
  79. ^ SCHMITTER, Ulrich
  80. ^ Selkirk, Patricia Margaret
  81. ^ SORENSEN, Bernard William
  82. ^ Sprunk, Peter Helmut
  83. ^ Stone, Michael Stephen
  84. ^ SULLIVAN, Peter Graham
  85. ^ SYMONS, Lloyd Peter
  86. ^ TINGEY, Robert John
  87. ^ TWIGG, Dudley Raymond
  88. ^ WARE, William Royce
  89. ^ WATSON, Garry Iain
  90. ^ WEHRLE, Egon
  91. ^ WESTERHOF, Herman Hank Edward
  92. ^ WHITTLE, Michael Robert
  93. ^ WILCOCK, Madeleine
  94. ^ WILLIAMS, Dianna Lynn
  95. ^ WILLIAMS, Richard
  96. ^ ZWAR, Meredy Jayne
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