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Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)

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Type
  
Medal

Post-nominals
  
CSC

Status
  
Currently awarded

Established
  
18 October 1989

Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia)

Eligibility
  
Members of the Australian Defence Force and Officers & Instructors of the Australian Defence Force Cadets

Awarded for
  
outstanding commitment to duty or outstanding application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-war-like situations [1]

The Conspicuous Service Cross (authorised post-nominal letters CSC) is a decoration (medal) of the Australian honours system. The CSC is awarded only for outstanding devotion to duty or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgment or dedication, in non-warlike situations. Since its inception, 889 had been awarded as at 26 January 2015. All ranks are eligible for the award.

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Description

  • The medal is a nickel-silver modified Maltese Cross with each axis measuring 38 millimetres, ensigned with the Crown of Saint Edward in nickel-silver, with the arms of the cross interspersed with fluted rays. The obverse bears a central device of the Southern Cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.
  • The back of the cross shows a horizontal panel.
  • The ribbon is 32 millimetres wide, having alternating diagonal stripes of bush green and sandy gold 6 millimetres wide.
  • Additional awards of the CSC wear a nickel-silver bar with a superimposed replica of the cross. The bar is attached to the ribbon of the original award.

    • Multiple award recipients

    To date eight people have received the Conspicuous Service Cross for a second time. Listed below are some of those seven.

  • Colonel Jeffrey Martin Quirk, CSC - originally awarded on 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours.
  • Rear Admiral Stuart Mayer, CSC, RAN - originally awarded in the 2008 Australia Day Honours and the bar awarded in the 2011 Australia Day Honours.
  • Colonel Mark Andrew Brewer, CSC - originally awarded in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2011 Australia Day Honours.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Rolf Audrins, CSC - originally awarded in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
  • Group Captain Christopher Thomas Hanna, CSC - originally awarded on 27 November 2003 and the bar awarded in the 2013 Australia Day Honours.
  • Commander Jan Elizabeth Noonan, CSC, RAN - originally awarded in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours and the bar awarded in the 2014 Australia Day Honours.
  • Colonel Timothy Sean Connolly, CSC, NSW - For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of the 6th Aviation Regiment for the period 2014 to 2015.

    • References

    Conspicuous Service Cross (Australia) Wikipedia
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