The Australian Active Service Medal 1945-75 was approved in 1997. It may be awarded for service in, or in connection with prescribed warlike operations from 3 September 1945 until 13 February 1975.
Design
The medal is nickel-silver. The obverse has a Federation Star surrounded by the legend The Australian Active Service Medal 1945 - 1975.
The reverse has a wreath of mimosa surrounding a plaque showing the recipient's details.
The ribbon has a central thin red stripe flanked by stripes of yellow, pale blue, dark green and purple, these colours being representative of the ribbon colours of the Imperial awards previously issued for campaign service.
A clasp with the name of the theatre or action for which the award is made is issued with the medal.
A further award of the medal in another area is recognised by the issue of an additional clasp. Additional clasps are worn above previously awarded clasps, in order of date of receipt.
The following clasps have been issued for the medal.
| Operation | Start-End date | Allotted / Assigned | Visitor / Temporary duty |
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KoreaDeclaration and Determinations (Gazette S54) of 10 Feb 1998 (PDF, 199.57 KB) |
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| Service during the Korean War | 1 Jul 1950 - 27 Jul 1953 | Australians qualified for the Korea Medal | N/A |
MalayaDeclaration and Determination (Gazette S102) of 27 March 2001 (PDF, 288.86 KB) |
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| Service during the Malayan Emergency | 16 Jun 1948 - 31 Jul 1960 | 1 day | N/A |
MalaysiaDeclaration and Determination (Gazette S141) of 23 Jul 2010 (PDF, 417.17 KB) |
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| Activities in Brunei, North Borneo and Sarawak | 8 Dec 1962 - 23 Dec 1962 | 1 day | N/A |
| Activities in Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei | 24 Dec 1962 - 14 Sep 1966 | 1 day | N/A |
| Activities in Malay Peninsula and Singapore | 17 Aug 1964 - 11 Aug 1966 | 1 day | N/A |
ThailandDeclaration and Determinations Gazette (S54) of 4 Dec 2012 (PDF, 610.66 KB) |
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| Royal Thai Air Force Base Ubon (1) | 31 May 1962 - 27 July 1962 | 1 day | 30 days |
| Royal Thai Air Force Base Ubon (1) | 25 Jun 1965 - 31 Aug 1968 | 1 day | 30 days |
| 2 Field Troop, Royal Australian Engineers at Ban Kok Talat in Operation Crown (1) | 25 Jun 1965 - 31 Aug 1968 | 1 day | 30 days |
Thai-MalayDeclaration and Determinations (Gazette S64) of 28 Feb 2002 (PDF, 636.54 KB) |
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| Land and air anti-terrorist operations (2) | 1 Aug 1960 - 31 December 1964 | 1 day | 30 days |
| RAAF air operations (2) | 17 Aug 1964 - 30 Mar 1966 | 1 day | 30 days |
Vietnam |
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| Activities in South Vietnam | 31 July 1962 - 27 Jan 1973 | 1 day | 30 days |
| (1) Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with Clasp 'Thailand' awarded for the various periods from 1 May 1962 to 24 Jun 1965. (2) Upgraded from Australian Service Medal 1945-75 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette S102 of 27 Mar 2001. |
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