Many awards come from the
orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. Medals in
bold are distinctly New Zealand awards.
Special awards • Victoria Cross and
Victoria Cross for New Zealand VC •
New Zealand Cross NZC •
George Cross GC
Orders • Knight/Lady Companion of the
Order of the Garter KG/LG • Knight/Lady of
Order of the Thistle KT/LT • Knight/Dame Grand Cross of
Order of the Bath GCB • Member of the
Order of Merit OM • Member of the
Order of New Zealand ONZ •
Baronet/
Baronetess (Bt., Bart. or Btss.) • Knight/Dame Grand Companion of the
New Zealand Order of Merit GNZM (formerly Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – PCNZM) • Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the
Order of St Michael and St George GCMG • Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the
Royal Victorian Order GCVO • Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the
Order of the British Empire GBE • Member of the
Order of the Companions of Honour CH • Knight/Dame Companion of the
New Zealand Order of Merit KNZM/DNZM (formerly Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – DCNZM) • Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB • Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG • Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO/DCVO • Knight/Dame Commander Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE •
Knight Bachelor Confers the title of Sir with no postnominals • Companion of the
New Zealand Order of Merit CNZM • Companion of the Order of the Bath CB • Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG • Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO • Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE •
New Zealand Gallantry Star NZGS •
New Zealand Bravery Star NZBS • Companion of the
Distinguished Service Order DSO • Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO • Companion of the '''
King's Service Order''' KSO • Officer of the
New Zealand Order of Merit ONZM • Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE • Companion of the
Imperial Service Order ISO • Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO • Member of the
New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM • Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
Decorations •
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration NZGD •
New Zealand Bravery Decoration NZBD • Member of the
Royal Red Cross RRC •
Distinguished Service Cross DSC •
Military Cross MC •
Distinguished Flying Cross DFC •
Air Force Cross AFC • Associate of the Royal Red Cross ARRC • (
Insert membership grade) of the
Order of St John ::* Grade I – Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross GCStJ ::* Grade II – Knight or Dame of Justice or Grace KStJ or DStJ ::* Grade III – Chaplain ChStJ ::* Grade III – Commander CStJ ::* Grade IV – Officer OStJ ::* Grade V – Member MStJ ::* Grade VI – Esquire EsqStJ
Medals for gallantry and bravery •
Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM •
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal CGM •
George Medal GM •
Distinguished Service Medal DSM (Imperial) •
Military Medal MM •
Distinguished Flying Medal DFM •
Air Force Medal AFM •
Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM •
New Zealand Gallantry Medal NZGM •
New Zealand Bravery Medal NZBM
Medals for meritorious service •
Royal Victorian Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) RVM • '''
King's Service Medal''' KSM •
New Zealand Antarctic Medal NZAM •
New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration DSD •
British Empire Medal BEM •
Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM •
Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service QFSM
Campaign medals (Worn in order of date of participation in campaign or operation for which awarded.) :see
New Zealand campaign medals Other service medals •
New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing) •
New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami) •
New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) •
Polar Medal (In order of date of award.) •
Imperial Service Medal Jubilee, Coronation and New Zealand Commemoration medals •
King George V Coronation Medal, 1911 •
King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935 •
King George VI Coronation Medal, 1937 •
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, 1953 •
Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977 •
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002 (Only for personnel who were awarded the medal while a member of the British forces) •
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012 •
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, 2022 •
King Charles III Coronation Medal, 2023 • United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation Medal (
UNTSO) •
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal (
UNMOGIP) •
United Nations Service Medal for Korea •
United Nations Emergency Force Medal • United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (
UNOGIL) • United Nations Operation in the Congo (
ONUC) • United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM) • United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) • United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM) • Second United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF II) – Middle East • United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) – Golan Heights • United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) • United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG) • United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) – Namibia • United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II and UNAVEM III) / United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) • United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC) • United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) / United Nations Military Liaison Team (UNMLT) • United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM and UNOSOM II) • United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) – Former Yugoslavia / United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO) – Croatia • United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) • United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) • United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia • United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) • United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) • United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) / United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) • United Nations Medal for East Timor (UNAMET) (UNTAET) (UNMISET) • United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) • United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) • United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) • United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) • United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) •
United Nations Special Service Medal NATO medals •
NATO Medal for the Former Yugoslavia •
NATO Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans •
NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan • NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Africa • NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Operation Resolute Support
CSDP medals •
Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal ==References==