AUSTRALIA ww2 group of 4 NX pacific w/badge 1 star The Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal

The Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal complements the Australian Service Medal (which is awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force) and the Police Overseas Service Medal

The reverse of the medal shows clusters of mimosa blossoms surrounding a Federation Star with the inscription ‘For Service’

m/m dingley ex cond

as an observer

The idea eventually rose through the military bureaucracy and gained supporters

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