New Zealand Service Medal 1946-1949
Ribbon is available per centimetre ( minimum 15cms )
100cm = 1 metre
New Zealand Service Medal 1946-1949: This medal was instituted in 1995 to recognise New Zealand military personnel who served in the occupation forces in Japan between March 1946 and March 1949. In 2002 the Royal Warrant was amended to also recognise service between September 1945 and March 1946, including service by the crews of HMNZ Ships Gambia and Achilles in Japanese waters. Since 1995 this medal has been issued to over 4,700 veterans or their families. About 13,000 New Zealanders, including several hundred women, are eligible for this medal. Fifteen New Zealand military personnel were killed in accidents or died of sickness in Japan during the occupation.
