The Application Forms for the Australian Defence Medal, and the criteria, are available at the following URL. Regards Albert http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dpe_site/honours_awards/

Albert, Greetings from Townsville, North Queensland...... It is suggested that, the largest percentage of eligible Australian ex-service people, especially National Servicemen, who will lay claim to being a recipient of the Australian Defence Medal [ADM] by procuring and completing appropriate Application Form [AD 497 - Revised Mar 2006] have never given any support to the various Ex-Servicemen Associations who have been busy for some years lobbying the Federal Government Ministers and Politicians [MP's] of all political persuasions by offering their encouragement and genuine SUPPORT. With the recent announcement by Canberra re the ADM, many Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Servicewomen may consider the matter closed, but I assure you and other AUS-MILITARY Mailing List readers, it is NOT, as there is still the outstanding RSL National Conference Resolutions from 2003, 2004 and 2005. If you or any other reader are interested in sighting the above referred to RSL RESOLUTIONS, please make such a request of me OFF-LIST. There is still time to give your SUPPORT! Ubique Eldon Bryant............... artillery.oz@bigpond.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Abel" <albie@tpg.com.au> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: Australian Defence Medal > The Application Forms for the Australian Defence Medal, and the criteria, > are available at the following URL. > > Regards > Albert > http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dpe_site/honours_awards/ > > ______________________________

Please set me straight. I was under the impression that the new medal required at least 4 years service. If that is the case how will National Servicemen have a claim/ Where am I going wrong? Cheers, Ted Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eldon R. J. Bryant" <artillery.oz@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 12:23 PM Subject: Re: Australian Defence Medal [REPLY] > Albert, > > Greetings from Townsville, North Queensland...... > > It is suggested that, the largest percentage of > eligible Australian ex-service people, especially > National Servicemen, who will lay claim to > being a recipient of the Australian Defence > Medal [ADM] by procuring and completing > appropriate Application Form [AD 497 - > Revised Mar 2006] have never given any > support to the various Ex-Servicemen > Associations who have been busy for some > years lobbying the Federal Government > Ministers and Politicians [MP's] of all > political persuasions by offering their > encouragement and genuine SUPPORT. > > With the recent announcement by > Canberra re the ADM, many > Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Servicewomen > may consider the matter closed, but I > assure you and other AUS-MILITARY > Mailing List readers, it is NOT, as there > is still the outstanding RSL National > Conference Resolutions from 2003, > 2004 and 2005. > > If you or any other reader are > interested in sighting the above > referred to RSL RESOLUTIONS, > please make such a request of me > OFF-LIST. There is still time to > give your SUPPORT! > > Ubique > > Eldon Bryant............... artillery.oz@bigpond.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Albert Abel" <albie@tpg.com.au> > To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 4:42 PM > Subject: Australian Defence Medal > > > > The Application Forms for the Australian Defence Medal, and the criteria, > > are available at the following URL. > > > > Regards > > Albert > > http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dpe_site/honours_awards/ > > > > ______________________________ > > ______________________________