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1 October 2008 - New Zealand General Service Medal with Clasp Korea 1954-57.
If you served in one fo the following ships during the periods detailed you may be entitled to the above medal.

HMNZS Kaniere November 1954 to March 1955
HMNZS Pukaki August 1955 to July 1956
HMNZS Kaniere 1 April 1956 to 8 May 1957
HMNZS Royalist 31 August 1957 to 18 June 1958

If you have not received the above medal you should write and apply for it. to
Medals Office
Headquarters N Z D F
Private Bag 905
Upper Hutt
Wellington
VETERANS BADGE UPDATE - 19 February 2008
You are hereby advised that as a consequence of the Secretary of War Pension's Directive WPE1 dated 8 August 2007, all personnel stationed with the British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve are deemed to have War/Emergency Service for the purposes of the War Pensions Act 1954.

The applicable period is from 1 November 1953 until 31 December 1966.

This now means that all these personnel are Veteran's and therefore qualify for the Veterans Badge.  For those that do not already have one they should apply quoting the directive and their applicable service.

YEAR OF THE VETERAN CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION OF SERVICE.

If you served in HMNZS Royalist during the 1957-58 deployment to the Far East you MAY be entitled to have recognition of this service as "Korean War" added to your certificate.

If you served in HMNZS Otago during the deployment to the Far East during February-April 1962 you MAY be entitled to have recognition of this service as "Thai-Malay Border" added to your certificate.

Application for this should be made in writing to

Veterans Affairs N.Z., P O Box 5146. Wellington who will then check your service records/posting card and advise you accordingly of any further action required.

 

DID YOU SERVE IN ROYALIST??
Information has now been received that all ex-RNZN personnel who served in HMNZS ROYALIST during the period 9 October 1957 and 31 November 1957 and who APPLY will be issued with the New Zealand General Service Medal with the Clasp inscribed Korea 1954-57.
OBE CLUTCH and PIN FITTING EMBLEM in PRESENTATION BOX
The new O.B.E Buttonhole Badge or emblem which can be worn by recipients on an 'everyday' basis, unlike the badge and ribbon which can only be worn on formal occasions. They are a visible sign of a person's accomplishments, and are an important step in increasing awareness and understanding of the honours system.  The emblem is based on the badge of the Order enclosed in a circle of ribbon of its colours of pink and grey. It is intended to be worn by those who have been appointed GBE, DBE, KBE, CBE, OBE, MBE or who hold the BEM. In total there are around 120,000 living in the UK and overseas. The emblems do not replace the badge and ribbon which will continue to be presented at the Investiture. The emblem is supplied in its own Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd box, carrying the Royal Warrant, along with a Certificate of Authenticity bearing the registered design number.

If you wish to purchase, please visit the website www.tksmedalsandribbons.co.uk where there is a dedicated page to the OBE Emblem.  If you click on the left hand menu from the home page where it says OBE Emblem Stores, then click on 'outside UK and EU', this will then take you to a picture of the emblem.  On the right hand side of the page underneath the picture of the boxed emblem, click on "more info", then "buy", "view basket" and "proceed to checkout".  This will take you into the order form. 
Occasions on which to wear insignia
Members of the various orders of chivalry, orders and all persons who have been awarded decorations and medals may, should they wish to do so, wear the insignia on those occasions when the person responsible for a function deems it appropriate for insignia (usually shown on an invitation as 'Decorations') to be worn, e.g. when The Queen, a member of the Royal Family or the Governor-General is present. The wearing of insignia, full-size or miniature, however, on any occasion is at the discretion of the holder. 4 Nov 06
Wearing of decorations and Medals by Next of Kin or Family Members
The insignia of any order, decoration or medal, including miniatures, lapel badges and ribbons may only be worn by the person to whom they were awarded
There is a convention that is widely understood that the next of kin and other relatives may wear, on the right side only, on ANZAC and similar days of remembrance, the service medals of deceased military personnel. The convention is a matter of personal discretion,  is limited to days of remembrance and applies only to service medals and decorations mounted on a medal bar (full-size or miniature) and not neck badges, sashes and badges, or breast stars. 4 Nov 06
Termination date of 30 November 2006 for applications for Veterans Badge
Veterans Affairs and the NZDF have advised that the Veterans Badge will be ongoing and that any one who qualifies either by retrospective decisions or by future qualifying service will be entitled to receive it.  4 Nov 06

NZ OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL (0SM)

As you are all aware there has been a lot of talk about what constitutes 'Operational Service' and thus the eligibility for the award of this medal.  A review into the regulations and criterial for the award of the NZOSM has now been completed and is back with HQ NZDF.  Hopefully this will clear up what is 'Operational Service' and what is not and put an end to the bitterness and discontent felt by a number of ex servicemen.
10 Sep 06