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{{Short description|Australian military decoration}}

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{{Infobox Military Award

| name = Commendation for Distinguished Service

| image = [[Image:Commendation for Distinguished Service (Aust) medal.png|110px]]<br><br>[[Image:Commendation for Distinguished Service (Aust) ribbon.png|90px]]

| caption = Insignia and ribbon

|awarded_by presenter = [[Governor-General of Australia]]

| type = Medal

| eligibility = Members of the [[Australian Defence Force]]

|for awarded_for = ''"the distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations to members of the Australian Defence Force''" [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/medals/commendation_distinguished_service.cfm]

| status = Currently awarded

| description =

| clasps =

| established = 15 January 1991

|first_award firstawarded = 1993

| lastawarded = [[2025 Australia Day Honours]]

|last_award= 26 January 2012

| total_awarded = 525<ref>{{cite book |title=Governor-General Annual Report 2023-24 |date=30 September 2024 |publisher=Governor General of Australia |url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-10/OOSGG-Annual-Report-2023%E2%80%932024-Web.pdf |access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>

|total=304

| total_awarded_posthumously =

|posthumous=

| total_recipients =

|recipients=

| individual =

| precedence_label = Order of Wear

|higher= [[Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct]]

| higher = [[Commendation for Brave Conduct]]<ref name=orderofwear>{{cite web|title=The Order of Wearing of Australian Honours and Awards|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf|work=It's an Honour|publisher=Australian Government|accessdate=23 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211203319/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/docs/order_of_wearing.pdf|archive-date=11 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

| same =

|lower= [[Australian campaign medals|Various Campaign Medals]]

| lower = [[Australian campaign medals|War medals, campaign medals, active service medals and service medals]]<ref name=orderofwear/>

| related = [[Distinguished Service MedalCross (Australia)|Distinguished Service MedalCross]]<br/>[[Distinguished Service Medal (DSMAustralia)|Distinguished Service Medal]]

| image2 =

| caption2 =

}}

The '''Commendation for Distinguished Service''' is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the [[Australian Defence Force]], it is awarded for the distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations. Awards are made by the governor-general of Australia on the advice of the minister for Defence. The Commendation for Distinguished Service was introduced in 1991 and replaced its Imperial equivalent, [[Mention in Despatches]]. It is the third level of distinguished service decoration in the [[Australian Honours System]].

The '''Commendation for Distinguished Service''' is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the [[Australian Defence Force]], it is awarded for the distinguished performance of duties in warlike operations. The Commendation for Distinguished Service was introduced in 1991 and replaced its Imperial equivalent, [[Mention in Despatches]]. It is the third level of distinguished service decoration in the [[Australian Honours System]]. Since its inception 304 have been awarded,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/statistics.cfm|title=Its an Honour: Award Statistics|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref> with the most recent being announced in the 2012 Australia Day Honours List.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ag.gov.au/portal/govgazonline.nsf/94286E7001B0860ECA25799000786FD4/$file/S%203.pdf|title=Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, Special No. S3: Gallantry, Distinguished Service and Conspicuous Service Decorations|date=26 January 2012|accessdate=28 January 2012}}</ref>

==Description==

* The insignia of the Commendation for Distinguished Service is a central [[Commonwealth Star|Federation Star]] on a nickel-silver row of flames that taper at each end.

* The insignia is attached to an ochre-red ribbon.

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*[[:Category:Recipients of the Commendation for Distinguished Service]]

==NotesReferences==

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==ReferencesExternal links==

*[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/awards/medals/commendation_distinguished_service.cfm It's an Honour]

{{Australian Honours System}}

[[Category:Military awards and decorations of Australia]]

[[Category:1991 establishments in Australia]]

[[Category:Awards established in 1991]]

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